Bøker av Ruby Thomas

WHEN THE INTENTIONS ARE CLEAR, SO IS THE WAY. DECIDE WHAT IT IS YOU WANT.AND THE MINUTE YOU DECIDE YOU WANT BETTER FOR YOURSELF IS THE MINUTE THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE SHIFTS IN YOUR FAVOR.YOUR LIFE DOES NOT GET BETTER BY CHANCE; IT GETS BETTER BY CHANGE.YOUR DECLARATIONS, COMMANDS, INTENTIONS, VISIONS, AND PRAYERS BEGIN THE CREATION OF A NEW REALITY, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DECIDE AND NEVER LOOK BACK."NO ONE IS GOING TO RESCUE YOU FROM YOURSELF. YOUR INNER DEMONS, YOUR LACK OF CONFIDENCE, YOUR DISSATISFACTION WITH YOURSELF AND YOUR LIFE.ONLY SELF-LOVE AND CONSCIOUS DECISIONS WILL RESCUE YOU. TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE; ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS."LOOKING WITHIN, THERE IS A DIVINE PRISONER THAT HAS BEEN HELD IN BONDAGE BY THE WEAKNESS OF YOUR MIND. AND OF YOUR OWN DISPOSITION THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SAVIOR.

It is life's great aim. To find a way to be honest with oneself, even as the world pretends around you. Dashing soldier Anastasius Linck has no intention of falling in love, but a chance encounter with the rebellious Catharina Mÿlhahn changes everything. As they begin to forge a relationship that breaks boundaries and rejects the rigid rules of their society, they find themselves confronted by a world determined to tear them apart. Ruby Thomas' epic and playful love story, inspired by eighteenth-century court records and the extraordinary lives of a gender-pioneering couple, opened at Hampstead Theatre, London, in January 2023. Shortlisted for the 52nd George Devine Award. Finalist for the 45th Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

In a relationship of ever-changing boundaries, the couple question anything and everything as they attempt to navigate modern love. Funny, smart and sexy, Ruby Thomas' debut play probes contemporary ideas about sexuality, gender and the need to connect, before we die.