<p><i>It is life¿s great aim. To find a way to be honest with oneself, even as the world pretends </i><i>around you.</i><br><br>Dashing soldier Anastasius Linck has no intention of falling in love, but a chance encounter with the rebellious Catharina M¿lhahn 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.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>Shortlisted for the 52nd George Devine Award.</b><br><b>Finalist for the 45th Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. </b></p>