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Vagina Monologues
By Claire Power
The Vagina Monologues: well, let’s just say I was pleasantly surprised. Thinking The Vagina Monologues was going to be full of feminists lecturing about women’s rights, I was initially apprehensive. As it turned out, I was entertained by the real-life experiences of several women and yes, you’ve guessed it, their vaginas.
Jerry Hall, Ruth Madoc and Nikki Sanderson carefully crafted the humorous and intense experiences of women as they discover how to orgasm, live through the experience of childbirth and express the more tragic and serious events the women have encountered.
Jerry Hall begins with a monologue about shaving your wotsits down below at the request of her selfish husband. Ruth Madoc portrays the poignant story of an old woman who was afraid to discover herself. Nikki Sanderson brilliantly performs the delicate story of a refugee and the harrowing experiences she encountered as a result of gang rape. Just three of many varied monologues.
Now for the interesting facts that I have to share with you, or should I say ‘clit facts’. This truthful show added a bit of pantomime behaviour to get the audience in on the action. We were informed of the ‘clit facts’ earlier on in the show and whenever anyone shouted ‘clit facts,’ everyone had to shout them out; prepare to be amazed (including you men). ‘Clit Facts’:
- The clitoris is the only organ in the body made purely for pleasure
- It has 8,000 nerve endings
- It is more sensitive than the fingers, the lips and the tongue
- And (this is the best part) the clitoris is twice, yes that’s twice, as sensitive as the penis. So there you have it, a show that is entertaining, heart-warming, empowering, funny, eye-opening and educational. A definite success.
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