Event Date: Saturday, April 12, 2014
Twenty years ago a play called The Vagina Monologues, written by Eve Ensler was first performed in New York. The Vagina Monologues was based on the dozens of interviews Eve had conducted with women and the play looks at women’s most intimate experiences of their bodies and of living as women. Although it was first conceived two decades ago, the subject remains as an unmentionable topic in casual conversation today.
On April 12th this year, a volunteer cast of local women of all ages and backgrounds will bring the play to life here in Hobart. The performance will be at the Stanley Burbury Theatre at the University of Tasmania, starting at 7pm. Tickets are available at www.trybooking.com/75835.
“The monologues are very funny, sad, poignant and sometimes a little confronting,” said Jane Withers the performance Director. “It is powerful theatre and all the performers are determined to make it a great, entertaining and memorable evening.”
The Hobart performance is a fund-raising event for the international V-Day campaign (www.vday.org) that aims to stop violence against women and girls.
“Every cent raised will go to the campaign and to two local organisations, the Hobart Women’s Shelter and A Fairer World,” said Robin Banks, Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Commissioner who is also one of the volunteer performers.“The performance will be one night only, so book early if you want to be sure of a seat.”
“We also have some ticket packages that include a VIP welcome, gift vouchers for the cinema, restaurants and bookshops and a post performance meeting with the cast,” said Sabine Wagner, Executive Officer of the Hobart Women’s Shelter. “Businesses and organisations can show their support for the event by buying a package and having their support recognised in the program and throughout the evening.”
Variety Magazine described The Vagina Monologues as “Spellbinding, funny and almost unbearably moving … It is both a work of art and an incisive piece of cultural history; a poem, a polemic, a performance, a balm and benediction”
Sabine Wagner, Robin Banks
