Sex. Class. Murder. The Ruth Ellis story had them all, and is being brought to the stage in RUTH at Wilton’s Music Hall.
It was a sensational case that shook conventional 1950s Britain to its core – the peroxide blonde nightclub hostess who shot and killed her violent upper class lover and was sentenced to hang for the crime, making her the last woman to be executed in Britain.
Now Ruth’s compelling story is brought to the stage as a powerful new musical with moody noir visuals and an emotive score.
But there is one other. A mysterious stranger who visits Ruth’s cell as the clock ticks ever closer to her end.
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Taking in the tawdry glamour of London’s vice clubs, the thrill of the racetrack and the chilling finality of the condemned cell, Ruth traces the 28-year-old’s relationships with the men who shaped her tragically short life – her abusive father Arthur, devoted Desmond, and volatile David, who was her obsession and her undoing.
Tickets available for performances from 18 Mar 2026 – 28 Mar 2026
2 hours 15 minutes, including interval
Andy Morahan (Director), Mark Thomas (Producer), Caroline Slocock (Book, Lyrics, Producer), Denise Silvey (Producer), Francis Rockliff (Music), James Reader (Music), John Cameron (Music, Lyrics), Nicolai Hart-Hansen (Designer)
'a triumph'
'thrilling'
'a memorable evening'
