ON 2nd June 2025, I was invited to be a guest speaker on the panel of the 2nd Neurodiversity Conference at HMP Warren Hill, a familiar venue. With an audience of inmates, staff and professionals 100 hundred strong, it was clearly a very important and necessary event. Neurodiversity is of a high percentage in theContinue reading “Second Neurodiversity Conference”
Category Archives: Autism and neurodiversity
CV, Reviews, and links to work: Virginia Betts.
Below is a comprehensive list of professional work, performances and writing: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) Acting and The Speaking of Verse and Prose, all grades to gold medal. 1981-1992. LAMDA teaching certificate. Winner of the Ironside-Wood Trophy for poetry, 1989. (Suffolk Music Festival) Certificate in Creative Writing, University college, Suffolk, 2011 Continue reading “CV, Reviews, and links to work: Virginia Betts.”
2024 is exciting far!
I have somewhat neglected to write here, as I have now got a regular spot writing a blog article each month for the Felixstowe magazine App https://thefelixstowemagazine.com This is a wonderful local app, which showcases local talent, event, venues – always an interesting read. I write PENspiration! (click to reveal my January article and clickContinue reading “2024 is exciting far!”
Gifted
If you watch carefully, you will notice something about this child. Blink, and you’ll miss it. Only the very observant among you will see it. All right, are you ready? See that little girl there, the one in the long blue party dress? Yes, that one with the big trusting eyes and the short darkContinue reading “Gifted”
My first time on a live Twitch stream for World Poetry Read Aloud day!
Just had a fantastic time on the twitch stream of ‘Sailing Ocelot’. What a fantastic host! She was generous enough to allow me to perform 4 of my poems which I think the audience enjoyed. I wish I had learned them all, as you can’t look at the camera properly when you read them, butContinue reading “My first time on a live Twitch stream for World Poetry Read Aloud day!”
Great success for Neurodelicious!
It was an awesome night with all excellent performances in this groundbreaking show! https://neurodelicious.co.uk and the feedback has been excellent form the audience. I am really looking forward to our show at the Colchester Fringe! I managed to clip some pictures from a little video. To see where we perform next, click on this link.Continue reading “Great success for Neurodelicious!”
Neurodelicious debut
So, it’s the day before. Rehearsal without tech has made me feel nervous as my sound was great over one PA system and not so much yesterday. I looked at the soundboard though and have been reassured it will be fine when the techs set it up. So I have imposter syndrome today. Do theyContinue reading “Neurodelicious debut”
Neurodelicious launchpad: Pioneering a new type of entertainment accessible to all!
I haven’t blogged for a while because I have been really busy rehearsing for my part in Neurodelicious Launch Pad. I’m not only performing two of my poems, Tourist to the Sun, and Masking, I am also singing and dancing as Kate Bush! We are a cast of all neurodivergent performers and this variety cabaretContinue reading “Neurodelicious launchpad: Pioneering a new type of entertainment accessible to all!”
Neurodelicious Lauch Pad
Rehearsals are underway for an exciting and innovative new performance. I have just signed my Equity contract for Neurodelicious, and at the moment I can reveal that I will be performing an act called words to life which will bring my poetry and stories to the stage, plus I may be singing as a certainContinue reading “Neurodelicious Lauch Pad”
Story number 2: The Bog-man
‘HIs face was like old, brown leather, weather-beaten as if he had spent too much time in the sun. His skin was so lined and creased, yet at the same time, strangely shiny. He did look as if he was sleeping; creased leather eyelids shut over almost empty sockets…Death had marked his expression with hisContinue reading “Story number 2: The Bog-man”
Virginia Betts 