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The Thrill of Love
Paperback, 104 pages ISBN: 9781848423169Publication Date:
21 Feb 2013
Size: 198mm x 129mm£12.99 £10.39You save £2.60 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound, 208 pages ISBN: 9781839042065Publication Date:
21 Feb 2013
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook, 104 pages ISBN: 9781780012711Publication Date:
15 Oct 2014
£12.99 £10.39You save £2.60 (20%)
First Staged:
New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2013

The Thrill of Love

By Amanda Whittington

Paperback £12.99£10.39

A4 Spiral-bound £16.99£13.59

Ebook £12.99£10.39

A gripping drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

A divorcee with a young child to care for, Ruth works in the kind of nightclubs where there’s more than just a drink on offer. The girls work hard, play hard and dream of a movie-star life. Then she meets the wealthy, womanising David, a racing driver with whom she becomes obsessed. Fame comes - but not in the way she imagines.

Why does their relationship end in murder? Why does she plead not guilty but offer no defence? Why does she show no remorse? And who is she trying to protect?

Amanda Whittington's play The Thrill of Love dramatises the true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, and takes a fresh look at the woman behind the headlines.

The Thrill of Love was first staged at the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in 2013.


A4 Edition also available

This play is also available as an A4 Edition, offering spiral binding, a larger print size and additional space for notes. To order the play in this format, simply select the 'A4 Spiral-bound' option above. Please note A4 Editions are only available for delivery within the UK.

Press Quotes

'Terrific'

Guardian

'Absorbing... the writing is playful and pin-sharp'

Telegraph

'Tense and engaging throughout... a triumph'

The Stage
Paperback,104 pages ISBN: 9781848423169Publication Date:
21 Feb 2013
Size: 198mm x 129mm£12.99 £10.39You save £2.60 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound,208 pages ISBN: 9781839042065Publication Date:
21 Feb 2013
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook,104 pages ISBN: 9781780012711Publication Date:
15 Oct 2014
£12.99 £10.39You save £2.60 (20%)

Also by Amanda Whittington:

Ladies Down Under
Ladies Unleashed
Be My Baby
Mighty Atoms
Kiss Me Quickstep
The Invincibles
Player's Angels
Ladies' Day
Satin 'n' Steel

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