41: Victoria Firth - Batty

Victoria Firth is a writer, theatre maker and performer based in Yorkshire. Her work is concerned with embodiment and connection, exploring things lots of us feel but don’t really talk about. Her one-woman show, about childlessness and reinvention, ‘How to be amazingly happy!’ toured nationally; she curated a collection of writing on the presentation of the body – inspired by her live art performance ‘The Butter Piece’; her poetry has recently been published in Northern Gravy's anthology. She is now producing her second play 'Batty!' exploring witches as role models for women othered by social norms and our reciprocal connection with nature. She can be found walking on the moors or wild swimming with her dog Blaidd.Website: https://www.victoriafirth.co.uk/BATTY! Information and tour dates: https://www.victoriafirth.co.uk/batty/Instagram: @msvhf Facebook @msvictoriafirthWe talked about:·      Her new show – Batty, about a midlife woman reclaiming her wildness·      Making space for our creativity as women·      Redefining success…and failure·      The three stages of creativity·      Becoming a performer in midlife·      Navigating the inner battle between the creative drive and the need for inner safety·      “the bell that keeps ringing”·      The invisible economy of the arts·      Creativity, magic and being highly sensitiveIn the extended episode, just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:·      Perimenopause ·      Structural divergence and patriarchy bustingBooks MentionedBurning WomanThe Highly Sensitive Person – Elaine N. Aron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.