Monday 18th - Saturday 23rd July 2022 at 7.45 pm
A hostess in the West End 'gentlemen's clubs', Ruth Ellis works hard, plays hard and dreams of a movie-star life. Yet in 1955, the self-styled 'blonde bombshell' is convicted of murder and becomes the last woman to be hanged in Great Britain. Ruth's crime is re-examined in the light of the society she lived in and the experiences that led to her shooting her lover. Through the eyes of film noir Detective Inspector Gale - and the haunting voice of Bille Holiday - The Thrill of Love explores the enigma of Ruth Ellis, a woman whose short but explosive life still resonates.
The Charity Night will be on Monday 18th July and will be shared by the Sherborne & Yeovil link of the Chernobyl Childrens' lifeline & the Apollo Swimming Club for the physically disabled (see the Swan website for further details). Tickets (£12) can be purchased online or from the charity representatives:
a) Chernobyl Children - Ann Horrocks tel: 07870 826853 email: ccllsherborneandyeovil@gmail.com
b) Apollo Swimming Club - Sarah Hull tel: 07974 883875 email: sarah.hull66@btinternet.com