Seamus is a prolific Northern Irish playwright, dramatist and lecturer. He lives in London.  A while before the lockdown, Francesca felt she was drifting… knowing she needed to write but lacking direction and the confidence to put pen to paper. On the suggestion of a friend, and being very much in the moment, an internet search revealed a contact for her much respected, A level English teacher turned successful playwright, Seamus Finnegan. Long story short, they met in a sunny park near Holborn tube, talked long and reminisced hard about their old school… plays… writing…. On Seamus’s suggestion, Francesca wrote a series of monologues about growing up as a traditional but only mildly observant Jew who nevertheless was firmly anchored in a faith community. And so, the Learning project was born. Seamus, out of the goodness of his heart continues in such a valuable mentorship role to the project. It never would have happened without his extraordinary understanding of the subject matter along with unfailing guidance, encouragement and that twinkle in his eye.

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