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Playwright Amanda Whittington investigates the life of 1950s hostess Ruth Ellis by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: AMANDA WHITTINGTON The playwright tells Aleks Sierz about her fascination with the case of Ruth Ellis, who in 1955 became the last woman to be hanged in Britain after murdering her lover, and about her play about her, The Thrill of Love (New Vic), now playing at the St James Theatre in London.

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 09:38AM on April 10, 2013

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