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Michelle Asante, Jenny Jules, Wunmi Mosaku, et al. Set for West End Ruined

Wunmi Mosaku
Wunmi Mosaku

Full casting has been announced for the European premiere of Lynn Nottage’s Ruined to run April 15 – June 5 at the Almeida Theatre, with an opening on April 22. Indhu Rubasingham will direct the production.

The play is set in the brutally war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, in a rainforest bar and brothel where shrewd matriarch Mama Nadi both protects and profits from the women whose bodies have become battlegrounds between government soldiers and rebel forces alike. It is the recipient of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, along with several other awards.

Joining the previously announced Jenny Jules (Mama) and Lucian Msamati (Christian) are Damola Adelaja (Simon), David Ajala (Fortune), Michelle Asante (Salima), Silas Carson (Mr Harari), Kehinde Fadipe (Josephine), Joel Kangudi (Soldier/Laurent), Okezie Morro (Jerome Kisembe), Wunmi Mosaku (Sophie), and Steve Toussaint (Commander Osembenga).

The creative team will include Robert Jones (production design), Oliver Fenwick (lighting design), and Christopher Shutt (sound design).

For further information, visit www.almeida.co.uk.