Eve Ensler: The Vagina Monologues

By GILBERT WONG

Ensler's play has earned her a raft of theatre accolades and a string of famous actors, from Glenn Close to Callista Flockhart and Gillian Anderson, have lined up to perform it. A large part of its success is down to the sense of taboo we have about vaginas.

As Ensler writes here, "It's like the Bermuda Triangle. Nobody ever reports back from there." Behind the one-liners is a message of empowerment.

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