The Vagina Monologues is an incredibly funny, moving, and enlightening evening out. Written by Eve Ensler and directed by Irina Brown, it began in 1997 by winning a major award and has been touring the world ever since.  In order for the human race to continue, women must be safe and empowered  | | Eve Ensler |
The monologues are the stories from women of all ages and races that came out of 200 interviews on what they think about their vaginas. These women included a 70-year-old woman who called it "down there" and had never seen her vagina in her life, nor ever had an orgasm. The survivor of a Bosnian rape camp talked of how her vagina used to be her "home village", but now it had gone black and she no longer went there. Coloured lights Young girls talked about the excitement and terror of menstruation, and the embarrassing situations of unexpected "flooding". A huge V shape dominates the stage, with three seats and microphones at the front for the three actresses (currently Tilly Blackwood, Jenny Jules, and Rula Lenska). It reveals to us, through their talks, the empowering and fantastic vagina. | One of the most fun, fascinating, multi-faceted things I've seen | | A man, quoted after seeing the show |
The V shape was covered in light bulbs that it up with different colours, depending on how the vagina was feeling (happy, angry, hairy, orgasmic, multi-orgasmic). A very exciting fact that was brought to light is that the clitoris has the highest concentration of nerve fibres in the male or female body, 8000 to be precise, making it the most sensitive part designed purely for pleasure. It is twice - TWICE - the number of nerves found in the penis. Empowering women The important thing the show did was to bring the vagina out of its closet of taboo, with all its mystique and hidden depths, and to celebrate something very personal to women everywhere. Eve Ensler has said: "In order for the human race to continue, women must be safe and empowered." By showing women as the subjects and not the objects, this can be achieved. Must be seen to be believed! | 
