The Veiled Monologues

After acting in a production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, Dutch performer and director Adelheid Roosen posed similar questions about sexuality to Muslim women living in the Netherlands. From their testimonies of cultural practices and personal stories filled with joy and pain, humor and dignity, Roosen has created a lively, poetic, and illuminating piece of theatre.

Since its premiere in 2001, The Veiled Monologues has been performed before the Dutch Parliament between debates on the constitutional rights of religious minorities, and at a national convention of police officers in Holland. It is a surprisingly honest portrayal of female sexuality and love under Islam.