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I won a thing!

My new flash fiction story, Writer’s Block, a weird and twisty supernatural tale which will resonate with any creator, will be performed by an actor from Quirkhouse Theatre on Saturday 7th October at the Library in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It was one of the winning stories at the first Fringe Festival for the area.Continue reading “I won a thing!”

Female empowerment at Primadonna: supporting and inspiring writers.

I have just spent most of the weekend at the thinking woman’s equivalent of Glasto for writers and I am feeling inspired. Last year I performed at Primadonna as Anne Boleyn’s angry ghost but I didn’t get much time to look around fully. If you aren’t aware, Primadonna is a festival held in the lovelyContinue reading “Female empowerment at Primadonna: supporting and inspiring writers.”

David Lloyd Book Club, Ipswich: Mad Honey, by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finny Boylan.

Well, this was a fascinating book indeed. Opinion was divided, but not to polar extremes – we mostly all found it a good read, although I definitely feel the women in the group preferred it to the male contingent. But perhaps it is ironic that I am stereotyping here, in a book that so obviouslyContinue reading “David Lloyd Book Club, Ipswich: Mad Honey, by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finny Boylan.”

David Lloyd Book Club July: The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn.

The book club in July proved to be excellent fun and provided the opportunity for some lively chat. We had to cancel the one in June due to traffic of all things, so we actually read two books. The Smallest Man was the one from June, and this meeting was much anticipated as the Author,Continue reading “David Lloyd Book Club July: The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn.”

The Adventures of Maximillian Khartoum the third (Written and invented by Virginia Betts, July 2023, copyright Virginia Betts 2023.)

I have many projects, and books to finish and publish. So for a bit of fun, this will be a running series about a Ginger cat called Max. Tune in for episodes daily/weekly – as often as I can keep them up! Prologue: An introduction to Max. Every day for a month, Max took aContinue reading “The Adventures of Maximillian Khartoum the third (Written and invented by Virginia Betts, July 2023, copyright Virginia Betts 2023.)”

Published projects in July

Apart from my acting work this month, I have also managed to get some other creative work published. The first is a poem, Shallow Grave in the River Gipping, published on YouTube (Black Shadow Lit) this month, and inspired in a workshop and talk by the writer James Jenkins author of Parochial Pigs and Sun-BleachedContinue reading “Published projects in July”

Theatrical fun and games. My latest role in Harry’s Bar: A Touch of the Blarney.

A touch of the Blarney, by Suzanne Hawkes, has just completed its run at The Two Sisters Arts Centre in Trimley. It was part of the ‘Harry’s Bar’ series and this year’s theme was an Irish one. Suzanne chose to write about the poet Yeats and his troubled relationship with his sometime girlfriend and muse,Continue reading “Theatrical fun and games. My latest role in Harry’s Bar: A Touch of the Blarney.”

The past few weeks!

A quick update: here’s what I have been up to for the past few weeks. As you know, I played Mary Boleyn and Elizabeth Barton In The Rise and Fall of Thomas Wolsey. Here are a couple more shots from that showing me as Mary Boleyn and a similar painting of her: After the showContinue reading “The past few weeks!”

David Lloyd Book club April: The Power of The Dog.

Well! What an incredible book! I have to confess, I watched the film on Netflix first, which I don’t usually do if I want to read the book. I had heard it was a slow-burner and a friend who had seen it said they did not like it, which of course made me interested. ConvincedContinue reading “David Lloyd Book club April: The Power of The Dog.”