Ruby Wax: I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was

Live at

Ambassadors Theatre

Mon 16 Sep - Sat 28 Sep 2024

Closed

After a complete sell-out run of a 40-date national tour, Ruby Wax's rawest, darkest, funniest and most compelling stage show yet announces its first West End dates at The Ambassadors Theatre. As well as the show, this unique performance includes an exclusive, frank and personal Q&A with Ruby and the chance to meet her after the show.

Ambassadors Theatre

Mon 16 Sep - Sat 28 Sep 2024

West St, London WC2H 9ND

1 hour 40 minutes incl. interval

Mon - Sat at 19:30

Sat at 14:30

Age guidance: 14+

For group bookings of 10 or more:

Submit a request online

Or call 020 7206 1174

Based on her bestselling book of the same name, I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was sees Ruby reflect on a series of life-changing journeys she undertook in search of meaning – swimming with humpback whales; embarking on a 30-day silent retreat in California; joining a Christian monastery – that ended up taking her in a very different direction. After ten years, Ruby’s depression resurfaced, and at the start of 2022 she was admitted to a mental health clinic.

“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.” - Ruby Wax

Directed by Alison Summers, the show sees Ruby subvert our stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding mental health and happiness in her most honest, compelling and vulnerable performance yet.

Highlighting the importance of community and connection around mental health, Ruby encourages audience members to participate in a live Q&A in the second half of each performance, giving people the opportunity to share their experiences with others. A meet and greet will also take place after the show, with copies of her latest book for sale.

Ruby Wax is a successful comedian, TV writer and performer of over 25 years. Ruby additionally holds a Masters’ degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to mental health. To date, Ruby has sold over one million copies of her books worldwide. She is the author of books Sane New World and A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled and has toured all over the world with the accompanying one-woman shows. Both books have reached the number one spot on the Sunday Times bestsellers list, along with a third book, How to Be Human: The Manual. In March 2017 she launched Frazzled café in partnership with Marks & Spencer and held daily sessions online at Frazzled.org during the coronavirus lockdown.

Please note: there will be no performance on Fri 20 Sep 2024

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What the critics say

Deeply thoughtful and resolutely frothy

- The Times

A fascinating hour in the company of a survivor

- The Telegraph

Ambassadors Theatre

West St, London WC2H 9ND

Leicester Square

The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing. See 'What's On' section for performance times

Sales for future shows end 60 minutes before each performance; from 60 minutes prior until curtain time only sales for the upcoming performance can be made. Please note this venue is card only.

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The Ambassadors Theatre opened on 5th June 1913. The theatre presented Deburau in 1921 which saw Ivor Novello making his first stage appearance, Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones starring Paul Robeson, The Mask of Virtue in 1935 which saw the West End stage debut of a 22 year old Vivien Leigh and Spring Meeting in 1938 with Margaret Rutherford.

Britain's longest running production The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie opened at The Ambassadors on 25th November 1952 and played here until its 21st Birthday in 1974 when it transferred next door to the larger St Martin's Theatre.

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Ambassadors Theatre

Mon 16 Sep - Sat 28 Sep 2024

West St, London WC2H 9ND

1 hour 40 minutes incl. interval

Mon - Sat at 19:30

Sat at 14:30

Age guidance: 14+

For group bookings of 10 or more:

Submit a request online

Or call 020 7206 1174

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