American stand-up comedian Ruby Wax brings her show 'Absolutely Famous' to the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth.
Ruby Wax brings her comedy show Absolutely Famous to the New Theatre Royal on Saturday 13 March 2027, with the performance starting at 7:30pm. Tickets start from £37.00.
If you've come across her name but aren't sure where to place her, Wax is an American comedienne who made her mark in the UK as part of the alternative comedy scene of the 1980s. She's well known for her comedy and television interview work, but there's a whole other side to her that doesn't usually make the comedy bills. For years she's campaigned to raise awareness about mental health, which included speaking at Downing Street to raise money for neuroscience research.
That work took a more academic turn in 2013, when she earned a Masters Degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University. She used it as the basis for two books, Sane New World: Taming the Mind and A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, both of which hit number one on the Sunday Times bestseller list. In 2015 she was awarded an OBE for her services to mental health, and since then she's become a leading speaker on the subject. Her list of appearances reads like a who's who of government and industry: The Home Office, MI5, Apple, Goldman Sachs, KPMG, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Downing Street, the House of Lords, Google, the Cabinet-Director Generals, and TEDGlobal 2012.
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Stephen Fry once described her as 'a ruby beyond price', and Absolutely Famous is the show she'll be performing when she lands in Portsmouth. It's a single-act night, so it's just Ruby Wax on stage. The show runs at the New Theatre Royal on Saturday 13 March 2027, starting at 7:30pm, with tickets from £37.00.
