Ruined 2010 - Articles Page 5

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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Ruined - 2010 - West End Articles Page 5

Soho Rep Presents BORN BAD, Opens 4/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 28, 2011


Soho Rep announces staged readings of four new plays by contemporary Black-British Playwrights to run in conjunction with the U.S. Premiere of debbie tucker green's BORN BAD, set to open at Soho Rep on April 7, 2011.

Horizon Theatre 2011 Season to Feature SUPERIOR DONUTS, AVENUE Q, RUINED et al.
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2011


Horizon Theatre Company is pleased to announce its 27th season of contemporary theatre. Horizon's 2011 season features four Regional Premieres and the revival of an audience favorite. Horizon's intimate 175 seat theatre can be found in Atlanta's funky Little Five Points business and arts district.

Soho Rep Presents BORN BAD, Opens 4/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 25, 2011


Soho Rep announces staged readings of four new plays by contemporary Black-British Playwrights to run in conjunction with the U.S. Premiere of debbie tucker green's BORN BAD, set to open at Soho Rep on April 7, 2011.

Unicorn Theatre Presents Nottage's Pulitzer Winning Play, RUINED, 4/16-5/1
by Meghan Schuler - Mar 23, 2011


Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Theatre partner again, this time to produce Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize Winning play, RUINED. This partnership, now in the third season, has great impact for both organizations. Graduate students pursuing their MFA in performance or design work right along professional actors, designer and directors to hone their crafts in a practical format. The Unicorn gains access to talented, young artists before they even start out their careers. Many students who have worked here as students, have since been hired back as professionals when they graduate.

Thompson Directs SIA For Bridge Theatre Company
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 14, 2011


The Bridge Theatre Company kicks off its 7th season with a workshop production of Matthew MacKenzie's SIA, winner of the 2010 Alberta Playwriting Competition.

Soho Rep Presents U.S. Premiere of BORN BAD, 4/17
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 11, 2011


Soho Rep presents the highly anticipated U.S. Premiere of debbie tucker green's landmark play BORN BAD Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer. Featuring a powerhouse cast that includes: Crystal A. Dickinson (RUINED, CLYBOURNE PARK), Heather Alicia Simms (GEM OF THE OCEAN, A RAISIN IN THE SUN), LeRoy McClain (CYMBELINE, THE HISTORY BOYS), Quincy Tyler Bernstine (RUINED, IN THE NEXT ROOM), Michael Rogers (JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE, BREAKFAST WITH MUGABE), and Elaine R. Graham (Julie Taymor's 'Across the Universe,' PLAYBOY OF THE WEST INDIES)

Berkeley Rep Presents RUINED, Opening Today
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2011


This March, Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly presents Ruined, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A powerful new play about the harrowing lives of women in Africa, Ruined is written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Liesl Tommy.

David Garrison Joins Block, Olivo in 2nd Stage's BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK This Season
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 28, 2011


Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced that DAVID GARRISON will complete the cast of Lynn Nottage's new play, BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK. This world premiere comedy will also feature the previously announced STEPHANIE J. BLOCK, DANIEL BREAKER, KIMBERLY HÉBERT GREGORY, KEVIN ISOLA, SANAA LATHAN, and KAREN OLIVO. Directed by Jo Bonney, BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK is Ms. Nottage's first play to be produced in New York since she won the Pulitzer Prize for Ruined in 2009.

Berkeley Rep Presents RUINED, Previews 2/25
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2011


This March, Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly presents Ruined, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A powerful new play about the harrowing lives of women in Africa, Ruined is written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Liesl Tommy.

TimeLine Theatre Announces 2011-12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 24, 2011


TimeLine Theatre Company, named the nation's theater 'Company of the Year' for 2010 by Terry Teachout in The Wall Street Journal and 'one of the Chicago theater's most impressive growth stories' by Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune, announces its four-play 2011-12 season

Soho Rep Presents U.S. Premiere of BORN BAD, 4/17
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 22, 2011


Soho Rep presents the highly anticipated U.S. Premiere of debbie tucker green's landmark play BORN BAD Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer. Featuring a powerhouse cast that includes: Crystal A. Dickinson (RUINED, CLYBOURNE PARK), Heather Alicia Simms (GEM OF THE OCEAN, A RAISIN IN THE SUN), LeRoy McClain (CYMBELINE, THE HISTORY BOYS), Quincy Tyler Bernstine (RUINED, IN THE NEXT ROOM), Michael Rogers (JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE, BREAKFAST WITH MUGABE), and Elaine R. Graham (Julie Taymor's 'Across the Universe,' PLAYBOY OF THE WEST INDIES)

Arena Stage Season Continues With AT HOME AT THE ZOO and RUINED
by BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2011


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.

La Jolla Playhouse to Premiere LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Musical, 2/15/11-3/17/11
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2011


La Jolla Playhouse announced today an exciting new production for its 2010/11 subscription season: the world premiere musical Little Miss Sunshine. The Tony Award-winning creative team of composer/lyricist William Finn and writer/director James Lapine, who previously collaborated on the Tony Award-winning musicals Falsettos and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will bring their latest project to the Playhouse. The production will run February 15 - March 27, 2011 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.

Berkeley Rep Presents RUINED, Previews 2/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 31, 2011


This March, Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly presents Ruined, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A powerful new play about the harrowing lives of women in Africa, Ruined is written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Liesl Tommy.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for San Diego - 1/30
by BWW - Jan 30, 2011


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for San Diego

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Santa Barbara - 1/30
by BWW - Jan 30, 2011


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for Santa Barbara

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Sacramento - 1/30
by BWW - Jan 30, 2011


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for Sacramento

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Costa Mesa - 1/30
by BWW - Jan 30, 2011


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for Costa Mesa

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Kansas City - 1/30
by BWW - Jan 30, 2011


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for Kansas City

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for St. Louis - 1/30
by BWW - Jan 30, 2011


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for St. Louis

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Philadelphia - 1/30
by BWW - Jan 30, 2011


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for Philadelphia

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Pittsburgh - 1/30
by BWW - Jan 30, 2011


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for Pittsburgh

BWW Review: A DOLL’S HOUSE at The Gamm Theatre
by Randy Rice - Jan 30, 2011


Tony Estrella's adaptation of Ibsen's once-controversial drama plays at the Pawtucket, RI theater through February 20, 2010.

FST Presents David Mamet's RACE, 1/26-3/13
by BWW News Desk - Jan 26, 2011


Race is a riveting legal drama that will immerse you with lies, sex, guilt, greed, passion, and above all, the subject of race. From David Mamet, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and director of Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, and Speed-the-Plow, this dynamic and provocative new play will open in Florida Studio Theatre's Keating Theatre on January 26, as part of its contemporary four-play Mainstage series.

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Announces Noms For 2010 Achievements
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 25, 2011


The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2010 (Dec. 1, 2009 - Nov. 30, 2010).

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