Oxford Playhouse is delighted to welcome back the queen of comedy herself, Ruby Wax. Following a number of previous appearances at the venue, and after earning a master’s degree in mindfulness based cognitive therapy from the University of Oxford, Ruby returns to the city with her latest show Absolutely Famous.  

After recently entertaining her I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! campmates in the Australian jungle with tales of meeting Donald Trump, Pamela Anderson and Madonna, she now brings more fascinating stories to Oxford audiences. Bringing her trademark provocative, hilariously abrasive and incomparable style to the stage, Ruby is kept in check by her lifelong friend and A-list producer Clive Tulloh. 

In Absolutely Famous, the pair will review clips from the extraordinary shows they worked on, share scandalous stories that have never been heard before, and take audiences along for the ride. 

Ruby Wax OBE is an award-winning comedian, actress and mental health advocate. From the Royal Shakespeare Company to primetime TV and script editing on the beloved Absolutely Fabulous, Ruby has cemented herself as one of the greats on both stage and screen. After receiving her master’s degree from the University of Oxford, in 2015 she was awarded an OBE for her services to mental health. 

Ruby has brought the same mold-breaking, establishment questioning and pioneering energy to everything she’s ever worked on. She is also a Visiting Professor in the School of Mental Health Nursing at the University of Surrey as well as holding an Honorary Doctorate from the School of Psychology from The University of East London and University of Staffordshire.

She has also been awarded a City Lit Lifetime Fellowship, ambassador for the British Neuroscience Association, MIND, SANE and the president of Relate and Chancellor of Southampton. In the field of mental health, Ruby's brought support for mental health to a whole new audience discussing complex neurological theory in an accessible and often hilarious way but always with a serious point that we need to reframe the conversation and remove the stigma that mental health illness still carries.