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.

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Latest Posts

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“Paper in the Cracks,” and a new writing group.
May 10, 2019

After months of work I have completed my novel Paper in the Cracks. I started this more than 2 decades ago, but after about 40,000 words put it [...]

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Reflections
March 21, 2019

A week to reflect in perhaps. A friend`s husband died suddenly, a neighbour tragically died recently. No-one is getting any younger. I am not young. I have worked [...]

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The ubiquitous plot-line that only I seem to notice….
March 11, 2019

Long time since I came to my website. I have been working intensively on Paper in the Cracks, my novel set in England of the fifties and sixties, [...]

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Writing Group at Osidge Library.
January 8, 2019

A great start to 2019. I will be running a creative writing group at Osidge Library (N22.) The last Tuesday of every month, for a year. Starting Tuesday [...]

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The Mousetrap!
November 29, 2018

I saw The Mousetrap this afternoon. Hats off to the clear and bright performances, and yes, I did smile at the unexpected plot twist, which of course I [...]

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A New Writing Group in Barnet.
November 28, 2018

I have been discussing the setting up of a new writing group, which will run at Osidge Library from January. I am very pleased to be involved in [...]

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A Play called Stories at The National
October 15, 2018

A short blog, because I`m still an apprentice on the new website. I saw Stories, by Nina Raine, at The Dorfman. Many beautiful one-liners, lovely to see the [...]

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Coming of Age
September 27, 2018

`Coming of Age,` the 2018 Anthology of Short Stories, published by Momaya Press, contains my story `From the Dining Room Table.`  I feel honoured to be in the [...]