The Almeida, renowned for the production of innovative, cultural drama, is currently staging the Pulitzer Prize winning play Ruined by Lynn Nottage. The show has received critical acclaim for its UK premiere, and theatre tickets are on sale now.

Ruined is set in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Mama Nadi has a bar in a small mining town, and only her rules apply. No politics, no arguments and no guns. However when two young girls arrive they carry with them shame and dishonour, and Mama’s personal loyalties and business priorities are put to the test, as she can no longer hold at bay the atrocities and government militia in the reality of civil war.

Lynn Nottage’s previous works include Fabulation, shown at the Tricycle Theatre in 2006, and Intimate Apparel.

The Goodman Theatre Chicago originally commissioned Ruined before its premiere in February 2009 at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Besides winning the Pulitzer Prize, Ruined also received the New York Critics Circle Award for Best Play, plus four OBIE Awards and two Drama Desk Awards.

Jenny Jules leads a cast comprising of David Ajale, Amole Adele, Michelle Asante, Kehinde Fadipe, Okezie Morro, Silas Carson, Wunmi Mmosaku, Joel Kangudi and Steve Toussaint.

Ruined runs at the Almeida until 5 June, and will be followed by Through A Glass Darkly starring Ruth Wilson.

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The Almeida Theatre in North London surely deserves more critical recognition. Whilst awards and plaudits are showered on the Donmar Warehouse and the Royal Court Theatre in London as a matter of course, this theatre, under the artistic direction of Michael Attenborough does not always seem to get the acclaim it deserves. 2010 looks set to be an excellent year with the sale of theatre tickets going very well.

‘Rope’, a jazz age murder story has got things underway and has now sold all theatre tickets for its run. It will be followed by a starry production of ‘Measure for Measure’ which runs from 12th February to 10th April. Then there is another contrast as ‘Ruined’ by Lynn Nottage, set in a small mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, runs from 15th April to 5th June.

The director Indhu Rubasingham is also having a good year and will come straight to this production from having helmed ‘Disconnect’ at the Royal Court.

The cast includes Jenny Jules. Her previous stage work includes ‘Death and the King’s Horsemen’ at the National Theatre in London. She has also been a regular at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn where productions have included ‘The Colour of Justice’, ‘Wine in the Wilderness’ and ‘Walk Hard’. Previous appearances at the Almeida include ‘Big White Fog’, ‘The Homecoming’ and ‘A Chain Play’.

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