Ruby Wax returns to the stage with I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was
- Ruby Wax: I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was will tour September and November 2023
- In the show, Wax will talk about how she ended up in a mental institution after having undertaken some mindfulness journeys
- It will see "Ruby pushing boundaries, and making her mark as one of the most important voices in mental health today"
Ruby Wax is to tour the UK with her show I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was between September and November 2023.
Her promoters say: "After 4 years, Ruby Wax returns to stage, following her critically acclaimed, sell out tour, How To Be Human. A stage adaptation of her upcoming book, set for release 11th May 2023. Renowned for her comedy, her fearless approach to tackling mental well-being, and her ability to make audiences laugh and cry in equal measure. I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was, is set to be Ruby's rawest, darkest, funniest and most compelling stage show yet.
"In 2022, Ruby Wax went on a search to find meaning. She booked a series of potentially life-changing journeys. In the Dominican Republic, she went swimming with humpback whales; she joined a Christian monastery; in Greece, she worked in a refugee camp; in California, she did a silent 30-day mindfulness retreat. The search to find meaning was about to take her in a different direction, no longer journeying in the outside world but within her own mind, and this inner journey would turn out to be the most life-changing journey of all."
She elaborates: "The original idea behind this show was based on the extreme journeys that I wanted to take in order to find an antidote to living a frazzled life. Along the way I wanted to find meaning, peace, happiness - the stuff we're all chasing. However, after some transcendent experiences, I ended up in a mental institution. Obviously, I didn't find what I was looking for."
The promoters conclude: "Directed by writer and an Olivier Award-winning director Clare Lizzimore, I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was, will see Ruby pushing boundaries, and making her mark as one of the most important voices in mental health today."
2023 dates
Thu 14 September: Brighton, Theatre Royal Brighton
Fri 15 September: Aylesbury, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Sat 16 September: Harpenden, The Eric Morecambe Centre
Mon 18 September: Norwich, Norwich Playhouse
Tue 19 September: Norwich, Norwich Playhouse
Thu 21 September: Bridport, Electric Palace
Fri 22 September: Hayes, The Beck Theatre
Sat 23 September: Birmingham, New Alexandra Theatre
Thu 28 September: York, Grand Opera House
Sat 30 September: Chesterfield, The Winding Wheel Theatre
Thu 5 October: Liverpool, Crypt Concert Room
Fri 6 October: Liverpool, Crypt Concert Room
Sun 8 October: Lancaster, Lancaster Grand Theatre
Thu 12 October: Carlisle, Old Fire Station
Fri 13 October: Crewe, Lyceum Theatre
Fri 20 October: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Sat 21 October: Aldershot, Aldershot Princes Hall
Thu 9 November: Frome, Cheese & Grain
Fri 10 November: Swindon, The Wyvern Theatre
Thu 16 November: Guildford, G Live