Welcome to my website

My name is Deborah Freeman and I am a playwright. I also write stories and some poetry. I freelance occasionally as a journalist, and run writing groups. I am available as a speaker on a selection of topics.

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Welcome to my website

My name is Deborah Freeman and I am a playwright. I also write stories and some poetry. I freelance occasionally as a journalist, and run writing groups. I am available as a speaker on a selection of topics.

Read full bio

New Plays

My new play is called `Remedies.` It is about – among other things – the `mystery` illness known as M E.

Latest Posts

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Sisters, Dogs, People, and Female Protagonists. Busy week.

January 15, 2020

Last week I saw The Tyler Sisters by Alexandra Wood at Hampstead Downstairs. Last night I saw The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People, written by [...]

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Three Sisters

January 8, 2020

There is the famous play. There is me, and my sisters. There is the play The Tyler Sisters which we are going to see this evening. At Hampstead [...]

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Limmud

December 27, 2019

This week we went to Limmud. No, it isn`t a distant country. It is a five day annual `Edinburgh Festival` of Jewish culture and learning – defined as [...]

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An Intense and Complicated Year

December 19, 2019

Coming to the end of an intense and complicated year. For much of my life, I have assumed that whatever historical horrors lie behind us, and however we [...]

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A Party.

December 16, 2019

Went to a lovely Christmas Party the other day. Emma King-Farlow, a hostess of great grace, in her parents` home in Barnes. We have become accustomed to living [...]

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Blog – November 14th.

November 14, 2019

It seems to have been a busy few weeks. I have been working on a new story, 6000 words. It took over my life for a week or [...]

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Park Theatre, Fast.

October 27, 2019

Saw the new play Fast, by Kate Barton, because I heard about it on Woman`s Hour, and it sounded fascinating. My sister, visiting, decided not to accompany us [...]

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Creative Writing Group, North Finchley

October 23, 2019

This has been a busy time. For several days I seem to have been glued to the TV watching Brexit – except for this evening when like everyone [...]