A story that deals with the political message that “ no one can ignore rape as weapon of war” and unconventional love story that warns society of the irreparable damage war can inflict on women.

Set in a small mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lynn Nottage’s Ruined follows Mama Nadi, a businesswoman who is trying to stay afloat during the civil war in Congo in the 1960s. The war has ravaged her country, the war and especially the young girls who have literally been torn to pieces by soldiers on both sides of the conflict.