Theatr Clwyd, The Other Room and Gagglebabble Presents SINNERS CLUB

Theatr Clwyd, Gagglebabble and The Other Room present Sinners Club by Lucy Rivers, inspired by the story of Ruth Ellis - the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Titas Halder directs Lucy Rivers, Tom Cottle, Dan Messore and Aiden Thorne as the band The Bad Mothers as they record their latest album featuring songs inspired by Ruth's short life, live in front of an audience. The production opens on 2 March in the Emlyn Williams Theatre at Theatr Clwyd, following performances at The Other Room in Cardiff.

Sinners Club invites you to join live band The Bad Mothers as they record their latest album live in front of an audience. Based on the life of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, the live recording of this concept album promises songs inspired by Ruth's short life washed down with a cocktail of stories about lives lost to sin.

Join The Bad Mothers as we take the journey into a life lost to sin together, and ask ourselves; do we know what we're capable of?

Lucy Rivers is co-founder of the award-winning theatre company Gagglebabble and is also an award-winning writer, composer, actor and musician. Recent writing, performing and composing credits include The Bloody Ballad (Edinburgh, Soho and UK tour) and The Forsythe Sisters for Gagglebabble, Wonderman (Gagglebabble and National Theatre Wales), The Devil's Violin for BBC Radio 4 and Little Sure Shot for The Egg, Bath and West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Titas Halder is a director and writer. He trained with the Donmar Warehouse and is currently an Associate Artist of The Other Room. His directing credits include St. Nicholas (The Other Room/Theatr Clwyd), Play/Silence (The Other Room), A Boy and His Soul (Tricycle Theatre), The Dance of Death (Donmar Trafalgar), The Goat at Midnight (Bush Theatre - 66 Books), Write to Rock (Theatr Clwyd), Painting a Wall (Finborough Theatre). His writing credits include Escape The Scaffold and Run The Beast Down.

Theatr Clwyd produces exciting, dynamic, vibrant theatre for Wales and beyond. Led by Artistic Director Tamara Harvey and Executive Director, Liam Evans-Ford, it is a champion of world-class drama, new writing, musical theatre and family friendly work. Overlooking the Clwydian Hills yet only forty minutes from Liverpool, it has three theatres, a cinema, café, bar and three art galleries, offering a rich and varied programme of visual arts, film, theatre, music and comedy. Theatr Clwyd works extensively with the local community, schools and colleges as well as creating award-winning work for, by and with young people.

Over 200,000 people a year come through the doors and in 2015 Theatr Clwyd was voted the Most Welcoming Theatre in Wales.

The Other Room at Porter's is Cardiff's pub theatre. It was founded by Artistic Director Kate Wasserberg and Executive Director Bizzy Day, in response to the exciting opportunity to develop an audience for drama in the heart of Cardiff. An intense, purpose-built space with 47 seats, The Other Room produces new work by Welsh and Wales-based artists and great modern plays and has fast established a reputation for quality and daring. The Other Room won Fringe Theatre of the Year at the 2016 Stage Awards and Best Production, Best Play, Best Director and Best Actor at the recent Wales Theatre Awards for their opening season in 2015.

Gagglebabble are a Cardiff-based theatre company, founded by Lucy Rivers and Hannah McPake, who aim to create entertaining genre breaking high-quality gig theatre for adults. Gagglebabble have presented three full productions to date - The Bloody Ballad, The Forsythe Sisters, and Wonderman (a co-production with NTW) and have toured throughout Wales and to major international festivals in England and Scotland.

For more information visit www.theatrclwyd.com.