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Ruined 2010

Opened: April 22, 2010
Closing: June 05, 2010

Ruined - 2010 West End History , Info & More

Almeida Theatre
Almeida St, The Angel, London N1 1TA, United Kingdom London

A small mining town deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo.



In Mama Nadi’s bar her rules apply. No arguments, no politics, no guns.



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 Nottage is the acclaimed writer of 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 (Hampstead Theatre/Liverpool Everyman).



The Almeida Theatre will be working in partnership with Amnesty International for Ruined.


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OSF Awarded $125K Grant for Lynn Nottage Commissions
by BWW News Desk - Jan 27, 2015


The ?Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is the recipient of a generous grant of $125,000 from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) through the foundation's new Theatre Commissioning and Production Initiative. The grant will support the production of playwright Lynn Nottage's Sweat and a future commission by Ms. Nottage. Sweat is commissioned through OSF's American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle and will premiere at OSF on August 2, 2015 and run through October 31.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces 2015 Season
by Courtnie Mele - Mar 14, 2014


Artistic Director Bill Rauch announced the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2015 playbill today. The 2015 season is sponsored by U.S. Bank.

RUINED Makes Its London Debut At The Almeida Theatre 4/15/2010-6/5/2010
by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2010


The Goodman Theatre-commissioned, Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined by Lynn Nottage will have another life overseas at London's famed Almeida Theatre this spring, April 15 - June 5, 2010.

Arena Stage Features Albee, RUINED et al. in 2010 - 2011
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2010


Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith announces the D.C.-based pioneering theater company's 60th season filled with award-winning artists and projects to celebrate the grand opening of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. The 2010/11 inaugural season includes eight full productions, seven presentations from the National Endowment for the Arts New Play Development Program and public readings from all 30 of Edward Albee's works, totaling at least 45 projects produced and presented by Arena Stage in the inaugural year at the Mead Center. With the opening next fall, Arena Stage will fully become a national center for production, presentation, development and study of American theater.

Arena Stage Features Albee, RUINED et al. in 2010 - 2011
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2010


Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith announces the D.C.-based pioneering theater company's 60th season filled with award-winning artists and projects to celebrate the grand opening of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. The 2010/11 inaugural season includes eight full productions, seven presentations from the National Endowment for the Arts New Play Development Program and public readings from all 30 of Edward Albee's works, totaling at least 45 projects produced and presented by Arena Stage in the inaugural year at the Mead Center. With the opening next fall, Arena Stage will fully become a national center for production, presentation, development and study of American theater.

Arena Stage Features Albee, RUINED et al. in 2010 - 2011
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2010


Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith announces the D.C.-based pioneering theater company's 60th season filled with award-winning artists and projects to celebrate the grand opening of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. The 2010/11 inaugural season includes eight full productions, seven presentations from the National Endowment for the Arts New Play Development Program and public readings from all 30 of Edward Albee's works, totaling at least 45 projects produced and presented by Arena Stage in the inaugural year at the Mead Center. With the opening next fall, Arena Stage will fully become a national center for production, presentation, development and study of American theater.

RUINED Makes Its London Debut At The Almeida Theatre 4/15/2010-6/5/2010
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2010


The Goodman Theatre-commissioned, Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined by Lynn Nottage will have another life overseas at London's famed Almeida Theatre this spring, April 15 - June 5, 2010.

Geffen Playhouse to Feature RUINED, LaBute et al. in 2010-2011
by Jessica Lewis - Apr 12, 2010


The Geffen Playhouse's 2010 / 2011 season builds on successful relationships with playwrights who have worked at the Geffen Playhouse in the past - Jane Anderson, Hershey Felder and Neil LaBute, and welcomes the newer voices of Pulitzer Prize winners Tracy Letts and Lynn Nottage. The first season in the newly named Gil Cates Theater, this collection of plays tackles often polarizing issues ranging from faith to war to sex. The season opens with Lynn Nottage's multi-award winning drama Ruined, continues with the crowd pleaser Hershey Felder in Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein, then kicks off the new year with the world premiere of Neil LaBute's The Break of Noon, followed by the world premiere of Jane Anderson's The Escort (a Geffen Playhouse commission), and concludes with the West coast premiere of Tracy Lett's Superior Donuts.

Arena Stage Features Albee, RUINED et al. in 2010 - 2011
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 17, 2010


Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith announces the D.C.-based pioneering theater company's 60th season filled with award-winning artists and projects to celebrate the grand opening of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. The 2010/11 inaugural season includes eight full productions, seven presentations from the National Endowment for the Arts New Play Development Program and public readings from all 30 of Edward Albee's works, totaling at least 45 projects produced and presented by Arena Stage in the inaugural year at the Mead Center. With the opening next fall, Arena Stage will fully become a national center for production, presentation, development and study of American theater.

RUINED Makes Its London Debut At The Almeida Theatre 4/15/2010-6/5/2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 21, 2009


The Goodman Theatre-commissioned, Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined by Lynn Nottage will have another life overseas at London's famed Almeida Theatre this spring, April 15 - June 5, 2010.

U.K.'s Almeida Announces Sping 2010 Lineup; Features RUINED, Andrew Upton, Indhu Rubasingham and More
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 21, 2009


The Almeida Theatre in the U.K. has announced their Spring 2010 lineup of productions and events.

RUINED To Make London Bow At UK's Almeida Theatre In Spring 2010
by Eddie Varley - Sep 8, 2009


Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize winning play RUINED which recently played its final performance after many extentions for MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street) is headed for a UK run reports London's Daily Mail

Ruined History

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Ruined - 2010 West End Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Play Lynn Nottage

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