Wax, Owen to Star in RUBY WAX LOSING IT at Menier Chocolate Factory, 2/15-3/19

From February 15 through March 19, Ruby Wax and Judith Owen will star in Ruby Wax LOSING IT at Menier Chocolate Factory.  Thea Sharrock will direct the production. In this hilarious and sometimes dark show Ruby Wax, from the point of view as one in the one in four, discusses the toxins of our time - envy, fame, television, the insatiable drive to win, getting rich, getting the perfect body, marriage, kids, career and above all staying busy while looking like you're having a nice day. This is why we all, at one point in our lives, feel like we're about to go under or in Ruby's case, fall off a cliff.

This story is told with Wax's distinctive wit, sharp observation and worldly wisdom, alongside Judith Owen's poignant music which serves as the emotional soundtrack to Wax's words.

Ruby Wax - Losing It is produced by Chocolate Factory Productions in conjunction with MJE Productions, and 35 pence from every ticket sold for the show will be donated to Comic Relief to contribute to their work with members of the community affected by mental health issius.

Working with the BBC for over 25 years, Ruby Wax is best known for her documentaries, comedy and interview shows. She performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company for 5 years, was script editor for the BBC's Absolutely Fabulous, is a travel writer, a journalist and actress.

Previously she studied psychology at the University of Berkeley, California and is currently undertaking her Master's at Oxford University, studying the mind. Currently she is facilitating leadership groups in finance, telecommunications and internet companies amongst others, to improve their communication skills.

Welsh singer-songwriter Judith Owen, based until recently in LA, is best known to UK audiences as the exquisite voice of Richard Thompson's 1000 Years of Popular Music. Judith has been described by Jamie Cullum as 'a female Randy Newman' and by The New York Times as having, 'the kind of folk-jazz voice that slices away surfaces to touch the vulnerable emotional nerve endings and leave you quivering'. Drawing upon her life-long battle with depression, Owen believes in creating poignancy out of pain. It is this sentiment that lays the foundation for her latest album The Beautiful Damage Collection which also features many of the songs from Ruby Wax - Losing It.

Thea Sharrock's credits include Terrence Rattigan's After the Dance (National Theatre); Equus, starring Daniel Radcliffe, which ran at the Gielgud Theatre, London, and on Broadway; and Heroes which ran at the Wyndham's Theatre and the Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles. She has also directed Keira Knightly in The Misanthrope (Comedy Theatre); and Derek Jacobi in Voyage Round My Father (Donmar Theatre), among numerous other productions. Thea Sharrock has been the Artistic Director of both the Southwark Playhouse and The Gate Theatre. Her production of Blithe Spirit starring Alison Steadman and Hermione Norris opens at the Apollo in March.

 All seating in the theatre is numbered, and you will be allocated the best seats available when you book online. If you wish to choose a specific seat you will need to book via our telephone box office: 020 7907 7060 (£2 transaction fee).
Please note there is NO late admission into the theatre.

PERFORMANCE TIMES

February 15 - March 19 2011

Tuesday - Saturday @ 8pm
Saturday and Sunday @ 3.30pm

TICKET PRICING- There are NO exchanges and NO refunds on any ticket purchases for this production. Please check your booking details carefully before you purchase.

Standard Auditorium Seats - £25
Concessions - limited number per show - £22.50 (not available Saturday evenings)
Meal Deal - limited number per show - £32.50
(includes 2 courses pre theatre from set menu plus show ticket)

TELEPHONE BOX OFFICE: 020 7907 7060 (£2 booking fee per transaction)

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