(From Mrs. Freeman's website, deborahfreeman.co.uk): I grew up in Bristol. studied Philosophy at Sheffield Uni, and after marriage and 2 years in Leeds spent 7 years in Ashkelon, Israel, and 37 years in Manchester. I now live in London. I brought up three sons, became a Psychiatric Social Worker, and wrote a novel or two. Through all these activities, I consistently planned and wrote plays.In the nineteen nineties I was awarded an Arts Council Theatre Writing Bursary. Three scripts, including my second radio play FAT have been translated - into German, Portuguese and Hebrew respectively. My latest play, `Remedies, ` is about people whose lives are affected by the little-understood illness popularly called M E.On the same topic, I have just published a memoir called M E and Me. Some full-hearted commendations already received, from people who have had M E, or live with someone who has it, or have tried to understand it.My play The Song of Deborah is published on the website Smiths Scripts, of plays available for production in the UK. USA and other countries. A newish website, set up and run by Paul Smith.With a post-graduate diploma in Ethics and Social Welfare, I have an active interest in Mental Health, particularly its social and cultural dimensions. In 2019 I participated in The Unbroken Festival, in Barnes, run by the talented Emma King Farlow. I wrote and directed a short play Hanna, presented in the festival`s showcase evening. I ran a creative writing workshop which was really lively. The Unbroken Festival explores connections between the worlds of mental health and the arts. I loved it.
