It is lifes 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 Mlhahn 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 eighteenthcentury court records and the extraordinary lives of a genderpioneering couple opened at Hampstead Theatre London in January 2023.Shortlisted for the 52nd George Devine Award.Finalist for the 45th Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.