ALMEIDA THEATRE

1 Almeida Street, Islington, London, N1 1TA

RUINED

A small mining town deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In Mama Nadis bar her rules apply. No arguments, no politics, no guns.

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When two new girls tainted with the stigma of their recent past arrive, Mama is forced to reassess her business priorities and personal loyalties. As tales of local atrocities spread and tensions between rebels and government militia rise, the realities of life in civil war provide the ultimate test of the human spirit.

Lynn Nottages other plays include Intimate Apparel and Fabulation. The latter was seen at the Tricycle Theatre in 2006 directed by Indhu Rubasingham, whose other recent credits include Afghanistan: The Great Game, Detaining Justice (Tricycle), Free Outgoing (Royal Court) and Yellowman (Hamsptead Theatre/Liverpool Everyman).

The cast includes Jenny JulesBig White Fog, The Homecoming (Almeida), Death and the Kings Horseman (National Theatre)and Lucian MsamatiID (Almeida), Pericles (RSC), No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (BBC/HBO) and Death and the Kings Horseman (National Theatre).

Ruined, commissioned by the Goodman Theatre Chicago, received its world premiere in their co-production with the Manhattan Theatre Club earlier this year and was, in addition to the Pulitzer, also the recipient of seven Best Play Awards including the New York Critics Circle Award, two Drama Desk Awards and four OBIE Awards.

By Lynn Nottage

Dates

Opening night: 15 April 2010
Closing night: 5 June 2010

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 Matinee--2:30--3:00-
 Evening7:307:307:307:307:307:30-

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