Coming Soon
Funny Women Stand Up
V-Day are thrilled to be involved in Funny Women's annual charity event at Leicester Square Theatre on National Women's Day March 8th 2010. The event will feature an exceptional line up of female comedians including impressionist Jan Ravens of BBC’s Dead Ringers, and the sharp witted comic, actor and writer Shazia Mirza. Hosted by the irrepressible Mrs Barbara Nice (Janice Connolly) with performances by the winners of the Funny Women Awards Suzy Bennett 2006, Andi Osho 2007, Katherine Ryan 2008 and Miss London 2009, Plus 2009 runners up, Eve Webster and Jo Selby. V-Day are hugely grateful to Funny Women for once again donating proceeds to our spotlight campaign against rape in the DRC.
Click here to book your ticket and we'll see you there!
Book before March 1st and get 20% off with the promotional code FWSUTENDER!
Raffle prizes on the night kindly donated by the following companies. (Click to be linked to their website):
As well as The Painted Lady , Fresh & Wild , Tatty Devine , Mark Goucher Ltd ., Boots and Orange Tree Theatre .
The Vagina Monologues
Opens Friday 5th March 2010
Shows Start: Varied times (see below)
Tickets: £20.00/£15.00 • Buy tickets
After a sell-out run in 2009, this newly reimagined version of Eve Ensler’s hilarious and provocative classic returns for six exclusive benefit performances at See You Next Tuesday. Think you’ve seen it? Think again! Book now to avoid disappointment - proceeds go to local and international charities working to end violence against women. See www.vdaylondon.com for details.
9th, 12th, 13th, 16th, 19th 8.00pm
20th 2.30pm
*TUESDAY SPECIAL* Late Night Lucky Dip Cabaret 9th and 16th 10pm - 11pm
Stick around for an hour of the best of burlesque, circus and comedy from the See You Next Tuesday line-up.
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10am - 7pm Mon - Sat
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Until the Violence Stops
Monday 14th March 2010
Shows Start: 3.00pm
Tickets: £6.00 • Buy tickets
Extraordinarily empowering and heartbreakingly funny, the Sundance favourite UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS chronicles how Eve Ensler's hit off-Broadway solo show The Vagina Monologues grew into V-Day, an international grassroots movement to stop violence against women and girls.
Can only be seen as part of V-Season! 70mins.
Book Now! Soho Theatre and Ticket Web as above
City of Joy: Gala for the Women of the Congo
Saturday 20th March 2010
Shows Start: 8.00pm
Tickets: £25.00 • Buy tickets
Special guest compere Andi Osho hosts this gala fundraiser for the City of Joy, a one-of-a-kind safe house and empowerment centre for survivors of sexual violence in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, due to open in May 2010 and founded by V-Day and UNICEF. Featuring celebrity guest speakers, debut performances of new writing by Maya Angelou, Edward Albee, Lynne Nottage and more from the groundbreaking new compilation A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer, a premiere performance of new work by Maya Angelou by Gitika Partington’s community choir, and a grand finale of music and dancing from Congolese powerhouse Kasai Masai.
Book Now! Soho Theatre and Ticket Web as above
Booking fees: 15% by phone, 12.5% online
Recent Events
Great Congo Demonstration Commemorative Event
On the 19th of November 1909, the Royal Albert Hall was host to the Great Congo Demonstration. Led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, a group of politicians, artists and faith leaders stood up in protest against the deplorable violence taking place in the Congo. One hundred years later to the day, the Royal Albert Hall once again opened its doors to a demonstration against severe and grave violence. A new phase of conflict has seized the Democratic Republic of Congo with women at the forefront of the suffering. This commemorative demonstration welcomed the emergence of a new movement which takes inspiration from the successful 1909 campaign to help to release the people of the Congo from the brutality of their oppressors.
The current Archbishop of Canterbury supported this event which had both historical and current relevance. Politicians, celebrities, advocates, journalists and multi-faith leaders, gathered together again to inform themselves of the horrors taking place right now and to gather ideas of what they can do to help end the suffering. The assembled crowd listened to speeches which were at times startling, inspiring, disturbing and rousing.
The attending crowd was a diverse mix of faiths and nationalities but they were all powerfully united in opposition against rape and violence in the DRC. The speakers, introduced by Lynne Franks and Sandi Toksvig included Rev. Rachel Carnegie, the Bishop of Winchester, Christine Deschryver; director of the City of Joy in Bukavu, Judith Wanga a young Congolese woman who grew up in North London but has recently made the trip back to her homeland on an eye-opening factfinding mission, Eric Joyce MP, Baroness Trish Morris, Rev. Lucienne Mabiala Franque and Eve Ensler; founder of V-Day and author of the Vagina Monologues. The speakers who each approached the subject from their unique perspectives all concluded that the current situation cannot continue and that we all have a part to play in bringing it to an end.
When the speakers finished, the audience collected action packs and information to take forward the campaign once the event ended. As different multi-faith leaders conversed with each other and with the diverse assembled crowd it was clear that there was power in their unity. As Christine Deschryver emphasised in her speech, we cannot leave the room and forget what we have heard about the Congo. The women of the Congo cannot walk away and forget so we must stand with them and work to bring an end to rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This event was the first event under the umbrella of Congo Now - an international campaign that unites a coalition of more than 20 of the UK’s biggest NGOs plus UK parliamentarians. The campaign combines British and Congolese voices to demand an end to the world's worst humanitarian crisis - and action to address its underlying causes and consequences. The campaign will reach a climax in June and July 2010, when the DRC celebrates 50 years of independence. Please take a moment to visit their website www.congonow.org and sign up to the newsletter for bulletins on their national campaign.
Funny Women Awards 2009
The final was held at the Comedy Store on the 21st of September. The winner was 20 year old Miss London, real name Dionne Hughes, and the fantastic event raised over £3,500 for V-Day.
