WHO IS RUTH MADOFF?
We often hear about the culprits causing scandals - but how often do we get to learn about the experiences of their life-partners involved in the mess?
Ruth Madoff is one of the most controversial spouses of a criminal due to her husband's enormous USD 65 billion-fraud as many are left to question her involvement, or her innocence.
RUTHLESS is a fictional play inspired by the true events of the Madoff-ponzi scheme.
Writer Roger Steinmann takes us behind closed doors with the mythical Ruth Madoff.
What is RUTHLESS about?
Ruth Madoff is suffering. Her husband of 50 years, Bernard L. Madoff has confessed that all their wealth and fame was based on a decades-long Ponzi-swindle of a record-breaking $65 billion!
Ruth's glamorous New York jet-set lifestyle imploded overnight.
Now, Bernie has gone to jail for life, their first son has committed suicide and their second son died of accelerated cancer, Ruth is left all by herself. Stripped of any wealth and glamour...
A fan of real-life dramas with a touch of Blanche DuBois ('A Streetcar Named Desire') and Norma Desmond ('Sunset Blvd)?
You're in luck, RUTHLESS uses details of Ruth Madoff's real life, dramatised eloquently so that everybody may identify with the central questions:
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How well do I know my partner?
Or my family??
Or my best friend...???
