The play had a hit off Broadway run in New York in the 1996/97 season, winning a Drama Desk Award nomination and an Obie Award. The play has subsequently been performed on tour in America with great success. 'The Vagina Monologues' was the centrepiece for V-Day, a gala theatrical and musical charity event, which took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on Valentine's Day 1998. Artists taking part in this event included Whoopi Goldberg, Winona Ryder, Glenn Close and Susan Sarandon. The Vagina Monologues, subtitled "An Anthropological Exploration", reveals a series of different women's stories and experiences involving their genitalia. The material was gathered from hundreds of intimate interviews, conducted by Ensler, in which women were asked probing questions such as "If it your vagina could talk, what would it say?". This is a one off opportunity to experience The Vagina Monologues inColchester and help raise money for charities dealing with violence against women and girls. Nineth percent of proceeds will go to Colchester Rape Crisis Line, the balance to women in Afghanistan. The Vagina Monologues website.| 24 Feb 02 | Mercury Theatre Colchester, Essex Performance Details => Venue archive |
