PLAY: The Vagina Monologues at The Arts Theatre/New Ambassadors Theatre

Eve Ensler's thought provoking and witty series of stories dealing with the ins and outs of the female genitalia and collected during interviews with hundreds of women, attracted a multitude of celebrities to the stage for its 1998 off-Broadway premiere including Winona Ryder, Glenn Close and Whoopie Goldberg as well as winning Ensler an Obie Award. It then played a sell-out six-week run at the King's Head in London in 1999, which included a star-studded charity performance at the Old Vic on Valentine's Day. This time around Ensler will deliver the monologues herself, which include stories such as Hair, The Flood, and If Your Vagina Could Talk, What Would It Say? "I was worried about vaginas. I was worried about what we think about vaginas, and even more worried that we don’t think about them... So I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina interviews, which became vagina monologues. I talked with hundreds of women. I talked to old women, young women, married women, single women, lesbians, college professors, actors, corporate professionals, sex workers, African American women, Hispanic women, Asian American women, Native American women, Caucasian women, Jewish women. At first, women were reluctant to talk. They were a little shy. But once they got going, you couldn't stop them." - Eve Ensler

Showing at The Arts Theatre, Great Newport Street. Performance Times: Monday to Saturday 7.30pm. Matinees Thursday 3.00pm and Saturday 4.30pm. Ticket Price: Best seats £37.50. Performing at The New Ambassadors Theatre from 26th February 2002. Nearest Tube: Leicester Square (Northern/Piccadilly Lines) Nearest Rail: Charing Cross View The Arts Theatre seating plan. Currency Converter