Dolly Sen's Blog
Dolly Sen is a writer, director, artist, filmmaker, poet, performer, playwright, mental health consultant, music-maker and public speaker. She has 8 published books since 2002; has taken on performance roles at The Young Vic, the Royal Festival Hall, and around Europe; undertaken a poetry tour; won a poetry award from Poet Laureate Andrew Motion; directed two plays and several TV films; and performed spoken word at City Hall and Oxford University.
2 March 2010
Dolly Sen responds to the first day of Spring - time to get busy!
Oooo, the sun came out yesterday. I feel energised and buzzing like new batteries in a vibrator. My productivity over the winter months goes down, and I don't really feel like myself. You can tell...Comments: 1
24 February 2010
Dolly Sen isn't about to sell out - except for maybe a roller-skating giraffe
If you want me to sell out, pay me more than £149. I got an email last week, out of the blue, from an advertising company saying they wanted to place an ad on my website, namely the page with...Comments: 0
14 February 2010
Dolly Sen woos with some lurv poetry
To celebrate Valentine's Day, I am putting some of my love/erotic poetry up on here. You can tell I am in love with someone at the moment, otherwise I would dismiss valentines day as a cheap...Comments: 0
3 February 2010
Free download of one of my books
There is this cool website where you can download free books, I decided to put one of my old novels on there for free download. It is the happy tale of a female serial killer. It is not for the...Comments: 1
26 January 2010
Bye bye london, hello Eastbourne
Hello there people, one of the reasons I haven't written anything in my blog recently is because I have moved from London to Eastbourne. I have been in London all of my 39 years and it is time...Comments: 2
Doctor who hears voices film night
Fundraiser Event at the Candid Arts Trust 6th November 2009 screening of Leo Regan/The Doctor who Hears Voices with Q/A with Doctor and the protagonist Rufus May This is to raise money for a...Comments: 0
30 August 2009
Dolly Sen says:
I DO MIND FILMS presents ‘voices from a strange land’ Lurking behind tabloid interest in the mental health crises of celebrities is a vast unease around mental ill-health. The everyday...Comments: 1
27 August 2009
Dolly Sen will be reading from a tree top in Regents Park, London!
Survivor's poetry and music - Mad Chicks and the Bath Mad Hatters Budding Hub Gallery, Fri 28th August 2009 6:00pm - 8:00pm A multi-faceted cornucopia of readings, talks and sound performances...Comments: 0
7 August 2009
Dolly Sen says 'life has been normal - this must change!'
hey there guys, the last month I have been mostly in front of my computer, fundraising and form filling, and there's nothing to report about that, except it seems easier to write a book than fill out...Comments: 1
7 August 2009
An article about Dolly Sen from Life in a Day magazine
Recovery heroes – a profile of Dolly Sen by Dolly Sen, Sarah Morgan and Jerome Carson A life in the day Volume 13 Issue 2 May 2009 © Pavilion Journals (Brighton) Ltd The development of...Comments: 1
Raising money for documentary on psychosis
I was over the moon to get picked to direct a documentary on psychosis as my graduation for university, but now it is the dirty business of raising funds. I want to raise unrestricted funds, in that...Comments: 1
7 June 2009
whose reality is it anyway?
Hello people, I have spent the last couple of months dipping in and out of psychosis, but I now am more in the world of shared 'normal' reality, even though it is a bunch of bill-paying bollocks,...Comments: 3
9 May 2009
Dreaming of Jehovah's Chicken
I had a dream recently where some Jehovah's Witnesses broke into my house to cook a chicken. It so disturbed me, I decided to make a film about it, which actually was a lot of fun to make. I couldn't...Comments: 0
4 April 2009
Love to my angel Barry
I have met many angels along the way who have elevated my life. One of them is Barry Fitton, an English poet based now in Amsterdam. He gave me my first poetry gig. I was horribly shy before I flew...Comments: 1
2 April 2009
An article on mental health discrimination and work
hello there people, I know there are anti-discrimination/stigma campaigns, which as you know I am part of. But what is frustrating is the lack of focus on institutionalised...Comments: 0
2 April 2009
Disability Now's Article on Mental Health mixed ward
I was interviewed by Disability Now about my experience on mixed wards. Basically, the mental health system in all its wisdom thinks putting suicidal and vulnerable women, most of whom were...Comments: 1
27 March 2009
Comic relief anti-stigma film
I was in Comic Relief's anti-stigma film that they showed on BBC. It was just a shame they showed it after midnight where not many people saw it. A few of my friends are also on the film, like Dawn...Comments: 1
23 March 2009
Dominatrix and Disabled?
Allo there again,I know the title sounds like it should be on gumtree but this is not for personal reasons. Honest. Are there any Dominatrix and Disabled people out there? I want to make a short...Comments: 1
18 March 2009
My Strange Nature
My concentration is shit at the moment, but I am able to write lyrics here and there on napkins and envelopes. Of course, the songs reflect the haunting sunshine my mind seems to be currently burning...Comments: 0
15 March 2009
Welcome to Neurodisney
Hello there people, I know I have been slack in updating this blog, but the Neurodisney that is my madness can sometimes take you for a ride you don't want to go on. Or it is a wonderfully strange...Comments: 0
The News and Love, Shoes and Tattoos
I was on more4 news this week, talking about the pharmaceutical stranglehold on the mental health system. You can see it here And I will be performing poetry at Art exhibiton called Love, Shoes and...Comments: 0
27 January 2009
MAD PEOPLE WANT MORE FROM THEIR TV LICENCE
I had to renew my tv licence this week, even though I have stopped watching TV. I think this happened because I used to contemplate suicide every time I watched Richard and Judy or Jeremy Kyle. If I...Comments: 0
18 January 2009
EVEN THE REQUEST STOP BUTTON WAS PADDED. MINTY & FRIEND
I did some interesting acting work today for Minty & Friend, who are a company that tackle the subject of disability, discrimination, the DDA, and reasonable adjustments using acting, role play,...Comments: 0
13 January 2009
Film Crew needed for self harm Minimisation training DVD
National Self Harm Minimisation Group, are a London based mental health charity, looking for film crew to work with our Director in completion of training DVD for medical staff over next 4-6...Comments: 0
10 January 2009
HAPPINESS IS A PADDED CELL
Hello people, at the end of the month I will be in a padded cell. And I will be very happy to be there. Because it is part of the campaign to try and tackle mental health discrimination, organised by...Comments: 0