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