Ruby Wax announces more tour dates
About how she sought happiness... and ended up in a mental health clinic
Ruby Wax has announced another 32 dates for her tour, I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was, based on her memoir of the same name.
In it, she recalls 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.
But it did not stave off her depression, which resurfaced, and at the start of 2022 she was admitted to a mental health clinic.
She says: ‘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.
‘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.’
Published: 13 Dec 2023
