Ruth – Wilton’s Music Hall

review: Ruth The Musical

Rating: 3 out of 5. “A lively but safe attempt to break a tragic story out of its historical restraints” Renowned legal firm Mishcon de Reya have recently applied for the King’s pardon against hanged murderess Ruth Ellis. Timely fitting then, that a new musical about the events leading up to her death have been staged at the magnificent Wilton’s Music Hall. Ellis was the last woman hanged in England, having shot her lover David Blakely after unt…

Ruth – Wilton’s Music Hall

Ruth is a powerful musical based on the life of Ruth Ellis, who in 1955 became the last woman to be executed in Britain. The show dives deeply into her life, exploring her time as a nightclub hostess, the social and class pressures she faced, and the restrictive gender roles of the era. It is both a compelling story and a thought-provoking reflection on power, morality, and the consequences of one’s actions. Hannah Traylen and Bibi Simpson both …

Ruth - Wilton's Music Hall ★★

Caroline Slocock (People Like Us: Margaret Thatcher and Me) is a former civil servant and current author. She writes ‘Ruth: The Musical’ as an attempt at relevant feminist theatre, saying it’s ‘deeply relevant’ to the #MeToo era. She writes the song lyrics with John Cameron, and he does the music with Francis Rockliff and James Reader. Seventy-one years after Ruth’s hanging, her family still seeks justice – Slocock aims to give this to her. She …

Ruth – Wilton’s Music Hall, London

Book: Caroline Slocock Music: John Cameron, Francis Rockliff and James Reader  Lyrics: Caroline Slocock and John Cameron Director:  Andy Morahan The story of Ruth Ellis has lost none of its relevance. Britain’s last executed woman, caught in a web of violence, class and misogyny, arrives at Wilton’s Music Hall in a new musical that is thoughtful, well-staged, and with a [...] The post Ruth – Wilton’s Music Hall, London appeared first on The Revi…