THERE is something cold and unnerving about the word vagina.

I don’t know what it is, but it goes hand in hand with the word moist, syphilis and deadline.

Perhaps it is my lack of one that causes me to cover my ears at the mere mention of it.

But it is a word that simply describes an organ every woman is born with and what every man is born from.

So what is the big deal about a bunch of women talking frankly and openly about their See You Next Tuesdays?

It is something New York born Eve Ensler had no problem with when she created the now infamous Vagina Monologues back in the mid-90s.

Eve asked more than 200 women of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, and walks of life to reveal their most intimate secrets to her in what she called the vagina interviews.

The show as we know it now involves a number of actresses reading and performing the monologues which tackle all manner of taboo subjects, including birth, sex, orgasms and relationships.

The Monologues have become a global phenomenon and one of its many incarnations will be arriving at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley, next month.

Nikki Sanderson, Sharon D Clarke and Linda Robson will be tackling the 10 or so different roles and it promises to be an eye-opener for both women and men alike.

Former Coronation Street star Nikki is the youngest member of the cast and says the show is empowering to women of all ages.

The 25-year-old said: “It doesn’t matter how old you are. The show gives people the freedom to be able to say what they feel.

“Maybe people have experienced things and not realised what they have gone through until they hear the monologue.”

Nikki seems to have no qualms about the sexually explicit content of many of the monologues.

She will play a lady who had her first orgasm in a group workshop and a woman with a fascination for pubic hair.

She said: “Many people in the audience will either relate to certain aspects of it or will have heard stories relating to it.

“Yes, the audience is predominately women, but there are men there too. It is not a show that is negative towards men in any way shape or form.

“With men it is an insight into what happens to women. It is literally just monologues about women’s stories.”

She assures me it is not just a deluge of shocking revelations, like an oestrogen fuelled Jerry Springer Show, but is a hilarious fun night out with a serious message.

Phew, I feel like I have never said the word vagina more in my life, but it is growing on me. Figuratively speaking of course.

So maybe it is not as scary as I thought. Maybe I don’t really need a vagina to enjoy the show.

But maybe I will need someone with one to hold my hand when I go watch it.

The Vagina Monologues. The Churchill, Bromley. September 7 to 12. 08448 717 620.