Bettina will be at the Mayfair Mini Book Fair in March. Copies of her poetry book will be available. She will also do a poetry reading at the post show 5.30-7.30pm.
Free entry. Tickets available here.
Bettina will be performing as part of Noisy Women Present at Mopomoso at Vortex Jazz Club.
Tickets £12.50/Vortex members and concessions £8
https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/mopomoso-international-free-improvised-music-3/
Schroeder/Smith (Bettina Schroeder and James A Smith) will be performing during Jill Rock’s art exhibition ‘Transgressive’ on 18th December 2025.
Free entry.
http://hundredyearsgallery.co.uk/
Bettina is playing as part of the LONDON IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA at their final concert of the year, a truly seismic event, featuring a star-studded army of 40 improvisers from across the generations. Join us at the renowned Café OTO on Wednesday, 17 Dec at 19:30.
Bettina will be reading her poetry at Rachel Chadwick’s International Day of People with Disabilities: Poetry Open Mic in Charing Cross Library.
PLEASE NOTE change of schedule: Bettina and James A Smith are now hosting this event instead of Rachel as originally advertised.
Free entry.
Bettina will be performing alongside other talented musicinas at üf-Beat Fringe Music Club. Open improvisation and musical exploration.
Bring your instrument of choice and an open mind. Or just come to listen. (Kids and dogs welcome). Full PA. Drums. Lighting. Audio Visual.
In partnership with Haringey Music Services.
Free entry.
Bettina has been invited to read at Rachel Chadwick’s ‘Poems in Support of Women’s Rights’.
Share or listen in support of women’s rights. Refreshments and opportunities for Q&As.
Free entry at The Mayfair Library, London.
Bettina’s poetry book, ‘Flirting on an Escalator’, will be at the OXFORD INDIE BOOK FAIR represented by two publishers.
Find it at: Table N18, London Poetry Books and Marian Eastwood’s table N07 representing Grey Suit Editions UK and Wisdomia (Oxford Poetry Circle).
There will be talks, presentations, readings and book launches throughout the day at our two performance areas.
Free entry.
Noisy Women are performing at the RMA Study Group “Music and/as Process” Annual Conference at Goldsmiths, University of London, on Friday 7 November 2025.
The conference explores how sound, form, and process intertwine, and we’ll be closing the day with a live Noisy Women performance at 6pm, free and open to everyone!
Panel discussion at 5:30pm
Concert: 6–7pm | Free & Open to All
Album release on 24 October, ONE ENCHANTED EVENING by Xqui on Mortaility Tables. Featuring spoken contributions from various artists including Bettina Schroeder. https://mortalitytables.bandcamp.com/
Radio play: 13 Oct 25 on Lost and Found Sounds, 2Bob Radio, Australia. www.2bobradio.org.au/lost-and-found-sounds
Join Bettina Schroeder and James A. Smith for an intimate evening of poetry at West Hampstead Library.
MEET THE AUTHORS is a special series of poetry events in libraries around London. “Acclaimed poets James A. Smith and Bettina Schroeder will be sharing readings from their books.”
After the readings there will be a Q&A session with book signings, followed by some open mic, so bring a poem to share or just come to listen and enjoy.
Organised by London Poetry Books and in collaboration with the Multicultural Book Fair.
Readings start at 5:30pm (Q&A at 6:00pm followed by open mic)
A celebration of poetry, music and art, and all things imaginative!
Bettina will be reading from her book Flirting on an Escalator at the Creative Souls Festival on Sunday afternoon, 14th Sept at Morden Hall House & Gardens.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-souls-festival-tickets-1507895037649
Bettina will be at the Multicultictural Book Fair 2025 at Conway Hall, London, on 6th September for a day filled with diverse books, authors, and exciting poetry readings. This year, lots of publishers and their authors are performing on the main stage. Bettina will be reading from her poetry book at 11:40am and at the Gala evening at 7pm at The Square Pig. You will find her at the London Poetry Books stand throughout the day.
Free entry 10 am – 5 pm (free tickets on Eventbrite)
GALA SHOW 6pm, The Square Pig, 30-32 Procter St Holborn WC1V 6NX
Bettina will be performing at Crunch 2025 Open Source Arts Event - an all dayer at Fiery Bird Arts and Cultural Centre with visual arts, poetry, publishing and bands. She will be reading from her poetry book 'Flirting on an Escalator’ as well as showing some visuals.
Tickets: £10 on the door or via Eventbrite
‘Clapham Junction’, a Schroeder/Smith collaboration with Stuart McKay on harmonica will be playing on The Dexter Bentley Hello GoodBye Show, Resonance 104.4 FM (London) & Pawarota Radio (Poland), featuring One Minute Wonders 2025 on 26 July 2025.
Bettina will part of a participatory session with All Good Sound Workshop involving a range approaches to free improvisation during the Haringey Arts Festival. All invited and bring along your voice!
Participation from all attendees is welcomed. Free entry at the All Good Bookshop, Turnpike Lane, London.
Bettina will be one of the featured poets invited by the Oxford Poetry Circle presenting 'Gazebo' - Poetry, Rhythm and Beats, a collaboration with the Oxford Indie Book Fair, hosted by the Oxford Festival of the Arts at Magdalen College.
Featured poets:
Anthony Howell • Julian Stannard • Bettina Schroeder • Alex Murdock • Marian Eastwood — presenting Secret Codes, her stunning debut poetry & art book
An open evening of improvised music, poetry, and the usual. No electronic FXs, amps or electrics. Just natural sounds, acoustic instruments and stuff. Play or just listen.
Part of Crouch End Festival with mix of music, sounds, noise, spoken word and open mic. Free entry.
All events here: www.crouchendfestival.org/cefevents
Featuring: NOISY WOMEN PRESENTS and RM23
Event by Lev Dudaš
Bettina is performing as part of Noisy Women.
Door open: 19:00 - Concert start: 19:30 - Concert end: 22:00
Tickets: £10 online [WeGotTickets link TBA] and £15 OTD
Bettina’s poetry book, ‘Flirting on an Escalator’, will be on sale at The Poetry Society’s poetry, book and magazine fair, Free Verse, in Kensington and Chelsea.
Bettina will be there from 2pm and will also be doing a poetry reading as part of their evening event from 7pm.
Free entry.
https://poetrysociety.org.uk/event/free-verse-book-magazine-fair-2025
We are proud to invite you to join us at The Bedford, Balham for another night of creative expression and inspiration. Our events are a celebration of words, emotions, and the power of poetry. Come and share your own work or simply listen and immerse yourself in the beauty of spoken word. Let your thoughts flow freely and connect with like-minded individuals in the round in the beautiful The Bedford. Whether you are a seasoned poet or just starting out, everyone is welcome to participate. Let's come together and create something magical through the art of poetry.
Doors at 6.30pm. Poetry to start at 7.30pm.
2 minutes walk from Balham Tube/Overground.
Celebrating two of London’s finest performance poets. Authors Bettina Schroeder and James A Smith both with exquisite books: Flirting On An Escalator and I Saw Michael Caine.
Sign up for open mic from 6:30 pm
With Bettina Schroeder and James A Smith, Keith Bray and resident acts.
£5 on the door
Bettina is performing with Nathan Greywater at Intox Extravaganza #6 at Daltons in Brighton.
£5 entry. Tickets: https://www.daltonsbrighton.com/event-details/intox-extravaganza-6
Join us for an evening of poetry, music, and performance at the Oxford Poetry Circle!
FEATURED POETS: Anthony Howell, Bettina Schroeder, and Arthur Wood will be taking Oxford on a poetic, musical spin!
The event will also include an open mic segment, where you can share your own poem, music, or performance!
Tickets available at the door or at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-poetry-circle-presents-a-poetic-and-musical-spin-tickets-1254379004369
Bettina Schroeder is performing as a feature act at The Poetry Shack at Candid Arts in Islington.
Tickets £8 (booking link TBA).
Bettina will be performing poetry from her book ‘FLIRTING ON AN ESCALATOR’ at Club Verbal Discharge East’s poetry event organised by Insurgent Press in Stepney Green, East London.
Tickets £5 on the door or at: https://www.insurgentpress.co.uk/shop/p/vde8-club-verbal-discharge-east-march-20th
Bettina will be performing as part of Noisy Women.
Tickets £12/Vortex members and concessions £8 https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/mopomoso-matriarchal-march-vortex-jazz-club-tickets/13714424
Les Petroleuses: (improvised music and visuals)
Gillian Whiteley (viola, chapel harmonium, psaltery, melodica, transistor radio, objects) and Lyn Hodnett (flugelhorn, voice, cello, assorted percussion, objects)
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Noisy Women:
Viv Corringham (voice), Faradena Afifi (viola, drums etc), Marion Treby (piano), Joanne Morrison (voice/movement), Julian Woods (guitar), Maggie Nicols, (voice/tap), Bettina Schroeder (electric ukulele/words), Nicky Smith (voice/movement), Maham Suhail (voice) Gwedolyn Kassenaar (visuals/chalks) and maybe more...
(not necessarily playing in this order)
Bettina and Iris are going to perform ‘Book At Bedtime’ at Alan Newcombe’s reading of his book ‘Gritstone’.
Saxophonist and writer Alan Newcombe reads from his debut novel. He will then be joined by his musician friends for a set of improvised music incorporating words from the book.
The group is: Bettina Schroeder and Iris Colomb aka The Gritstone Schwestern – desiccated readings. Douglas Benford, Chris Hill and Alan Newcombe – keyboards, strings, percussion, wind instruments.
Free entry: https://burleyfisherbooks.com/products/gritstone-by-alan-newcombe-a-musical-action-reading-performance
‘Flirting On An Escalator’ and ‘I Saw Michael Caine’ are two simply brilliant debut anthologies from Bettina Schroeder and James A Smith both published by London Poetry books. Embark upon a voyage of discovery with Bettina and James, and experience poetry live at the launch event at The All Good Bookshop.
There will also be other exciting poetic talents performing: Richard Allan, Lawrence Blackman, Rachel Tansy Chadwick, Jason Why, Keith Bray
Free entry
üF-Beat Fringe Music Club is back!
Bettina Schroeder will be there to make some exciting sounds. Come and listen or join in. See details below to take part.
Location: THE HOLY EYE (aka Holy Innocents Church in Crouch End/Hornsey, London N8) Time: 7pm -10:30pm
Entry - FREE (but we encourage donations)
