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Thelma Ruby
Welcome to my website.
To see one of my Annual Reports in the Menu, click on Annual Reports then choose a year. To read one of my stories, click on Interesting Events and choose a story.
Thelma Ruby
I put the camera on autotimer and took this picture of myself on April 19th, 2008
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT---see under "Reviews"
MOST RECENTLY
ITV September/October 2017. In 3 episodes of BAD MOVE, sitcom written by and starring Jack Dee. In three episodes of the second series of BAD MOVE. ITV Autumn 2018. Plus the Christmas special.
Also in 2018, aged 93, a sold out performance of THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT at the PHEASANTRY. plus a sold-out run of MOMMA GOLDA in November at the KING’S HEAD THEATRE
2016 and 2017 One-woman show THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT 9 sold out performances at the KING'S HEAD THEATRE and THE PHEASANTRY. Age 91 & 92. Awarded OLDIE OF THE YEAR--other winners with me include: Glenda Jackson, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter Blake, Bernie Saunders, Lord Dobs and David Cameron's mother. Honoured at Women of the Year lunch.
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT for a 3 week run at at the New End Theatre. And a performance at the Garrick Club.
MANY ROADS TO PARADISE by Stewart Permutt 2009
LEEDS FESTIVAL 2010 (See 2010)
STARRING AND FEATURED ROLES
+ indicates London West End Theatre
+ Apollo Victoria Theatre
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF opposite Topol 1984
+ Palace
CABARET co-starring with Judi Dench 1968
+ Queens
STOP THE WORLD I WANT TO GET OFF 1962
+ Albery
JORROCKS 1967
+ Adelphi
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS 1960
+ Apollo
FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY (for two years) 1956
+ Apollo
THE BUCCANEER 1955
+ Watergate
HAPPY RETURNS 1955
+ Garrick
KVETCH written, starring and directed by Steven Berkoff 1991
+ Whitehall
SPREAD A LITTLE HAPPINESS 1992
MOMMA GOLDA adapted by Peter Frye and Thelma Ruby from the play GOLDA by William Gibson. Performed with Peter all over the world for 8 years 1980 - 1988. Due at the KING'S HEAD theatre November 2018.
+ Barbican etc.
LOST MUSICALS
ALLEGRO by Rogers and Hammerstein
OUT OF THIS WORLD by Cole porter
JUBILEE by Cole Porter and Moss Hart
LEAVE IT TO ME by Cole Porter
STRIKE UP THE BAND by George Gershwin
FINIANS RAINBOW by Harburg and Lane
GAY DIVORCE by Cole Porter
NYMPH ERRANT by Cole Porter
TALES AND TUNES Concert at Covent Garden and in New York with Kitty Carlisle Hart and Anne Kaufman
+ National
KING LEAR played Goneril to the Lear of Michael Hordern 1970
+ Hippodrome
HIGH SPIRITS with Cyril Richard and Ian Carmichael 1953
+ Phoenix
HARLEQUINADE by Terence Rattigan with Eric Portman 1948
+ Palladium
SLEEPING BEAUTY and DICK WHITTINGTON with Charlie Drake, Bruce Forsyth and Norman Wisdom 1956 & 1958
Dublin
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT Played Mistress Quickly to the Falstaff of Orson Welles 1960
Kings Head
ROMEO AND JULIET played The Nurse 1995
THE ROSE AND THE RING by John Dalby Played The Countess
Theatre Royal, Stratford East 1964-65
Yvonne Theatre, Guildford 1965-66
Greenwich Theatre 1972-73
Also COWARDY CUSTARD, FALLEN ANGELS , THE HERO RISES UP by John Arden, YOURS ANNE"—a musical version of The Diary of Anne Frank, THE BEGGARS OPERA with Edward Woodward, a tour of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM with Phil Silvers, THE JERMYN STREET REVUE with Judy Campbell and Frank Thornton.
Many TV and a few Film appearances.
Talking Books: BLITHE SPIRIT, played Mme. Arcati with Joanna Lumley and Corin Redgrave.
