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Greg Freeman is an English playwright and television writer.

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He is known for his critically acclaimed absurd and satirical plays, prompting Time Out London to dub him "batshit mental king of the dark fringe". [1]

Freeman's notable works include Doig the Musical: With No Singing, No Dancing and Very Little Music ,} [2] Beak Street, [3] No Picnic [4] and Dogstar. [5]

In 2013, he and Lila Whelan were commissioned by Tacit Theatre to adapt Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet for the stage. It premiered at Southwark Playhouse [6] in 2014.

Freeman also successfully adapted the US sitcom Who's the Boss? for British television; it was renamed The Upper Hand and ran for seven seasons.

He is the son of Dave Freeman.

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Theatre

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References

  1. "Greg Freeman - Playwright". gregfreeman.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. "Doig! The Musical at Tabard Theatre - Fringe - Time Out London". timeout.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. "Beak Street at Tabard Theatre - Fringe - Time Out London". timeout.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. "No Picnic | Things to do in London". timeout.com. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. "Dogstar at the Tabard | Theatre review – The Upcoming". theupcoming.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  6. "Tacit Theatre | A Study in Scarlet". tacittheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

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