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DEBORAH KLAYMAN
(1979 - )Nationality: Scottish
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Deborah Klayman is a Scottish playwright, actress and voice artist based in West London. Plays include: Cause for Alarm, Civil, Eve & Lilith, Janetarium, Lock Up Your Sons, Para, Smash & Grab, and The Boundary. Deborah recently completed a twelve month attachment as one of the Traverse Theatre's 'Traverse Fifty', and was previously a member of the theatre's Young Playwright and Class Act schemes. Her plays have been performed at the Traverse Theatre, Lost Theatre, Waterloo East Theatre, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Deborah is one of the founding members of Whoop 'n' Wail Theatre Company, and has co-authored a number of plays with Ali Kemp including: Cascade of Baubles, eXclusion, Losing Light, Madjesty, and My Bloody Laundrette. Their plays have been performed at The Canal Cafe, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Waterloo East Theatre, Rochester Literature Festival, and South Hill Park Arts Centre.
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Boundary, The Cause for Alarm Civil Lock Up Your Sons Smash & GrabBoundary, The
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In 2020, Edinburgh and Leith are warring cities separated by a fortified line. With inhabitants segregated by birth place and limited opportunities to cross, football is both a unifying and dividing force. With loved ones trapped on the other side, and violence mounting, someone was bound to cross the line. . .Siblings Jen and Scott are inhabitants of Leith, and ardent Hibs fans. Their friend Steph is attempting to cross into the capital to see her boyfriend, Duggie, who is both an Edinburgh native and a Hearts supporter. When Boundary soldiers Archie and Sal take an interest in the group, the politics of the division begin to hit home, and each will have to decide how far they are willing to go for what they believe in.
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A five-minute version of The Boundary was produced at the Traverse Theatre as part of the Traverse Fifty Plays for Edinburgh. A full-length version is also available. "I loved Deborah Klayman's Boundary, which brought images of cities divided by war home to the urban boundary between Edinburgh and Leith." - Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman.
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Top of PageCause for Alarm
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When Anya returns home after twenty years it seems she is the only thing that has changed. Effie tries to help, but starting over is difficult when the past refuses to stay buried.
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Top of PageCivil
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The Civil War rages at home, but S can only wait by the phone for news of friends and family. It is not about politic, it is economic&the gun looks the same, the violence is the same.
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Character can be played by an actor of either gender. Civil was first performed at the Traverse Theatre as an audio play, and later as a monologue play in the Face to Face Festival of Solo Theatre (Lost Theatre).
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Top of PageLock Up Your Sons
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When Mel meets Tim on a night out she thinks she has finally found the man of her dreams. How far should she go for true love? But this guy, Tim his name was, he wasn't just anyone. Tim was something special.
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Top of PageSmash & Grab
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Mike is madly in love with Claire, the beautiful barmaid at his local pub. He hopes their friendship can turn into something more - is it time to let her know? She laughs. She laughs the way she only does for me.
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