About Virginia
I am a published author and English Tutor.
Take a look at my latest blog to see what I’m up to, click the Writing tab to see my published works and current projects and the Results Tutoring tab to find out a little more about my tutoring business.
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Book image thanks to Ben White and unsplash.
Reviews and articles!
https://www.thefelixstoweapp.com/blog/c/2/i/72334875/thomas-wolsey-rise-and-fall-suzanne-hawkes Click on the link to read this review! https://www.thefelixstoweapp.com/blog/c/1/i/72638759/mother-s-gift-her-son Click on the link to read my coronation poem!
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 show…
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. Convinced…
Theatre: Preparing for my role
If you have been following me in the last couple of months, you’ll know already that I have been part of the company, Black and White Productions, in the play, Thomas Wolsey: The Rise and Fall, by the brilliant local playwright, Suzanne Hawkes. I have to mention, by the way, that as well as being…
The Rise and Fall of Thomas Wolsey.
I have been rather busy rehearsing for a play by Suzanne Hawkes for Black and White Productions . The play is timed to coincide with the 550th Birthday year of Cardinal THOMAS WOLSEY, that famous son of Ipswich. Tudor characters, Wolsey, Thomas Crowmwell, and the women in their lives are brought to life to explore…
David Lloyd Book Club reviews: March
HOW TO STOP TIME by Matt Haig. The group chose this book as the second book to discuss and we were not wrong to do so. It prompted a great deal of thoughtful discussion which went on for almost 2 hours. I didn’t get the author to join us this time, as he’s quite busy,…
David Lloyd book club reviews: February.
THE MIS-EDUCATION OF EVIE EPWORTH by MATSON TAYLOR. I chose this book because, firstly I like it. I happen to know the author, having met him at a book signing and we have chatted a few times. Matson Taylor is probably one of the loveliest and most friendly people I know. This led to the…
Reviews for my books.
Reviews mean the world to artists. Here are some of mine: Top reviews from United Kingdom typing girl 5.0 out of 5 stars Spine-chilling Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2023 The Camera Obscure is an excellent collection of spine-chilling short stories. Each story draws the reader in. One feels to be living…
Pure Gold (and Silver!)
Award winning actor, James Hyland, ( https://www.brotherwolf.org.uk ) graced the stage of The Two Sisters Arts Centre once again with his Silver and Gold one man show on Friday 17th March 2023. The last play, I saw by Hyland (Dracula’s Guest) impressed me so much that I had to see another one as soon as…
A link to my books
The Camera Obscure is a collection of supernatural, dystopian and magical realist stories which surprise and challenge, sometimes amuse. This collection holds up a mirror to the darkest sides of the human psyche, reflecting universal themes and experiences with a nod to the Victorian Gothic era. Tourist to the Sun is a collection of poetry…
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Virginia Betts 