Eve

by Jo Clifford, Chris Goode

Eve tells the story of a child raised as a boy, when she knew all along that was wrong. That child grew up to be one of the 10 Outstanding Women in Scotland in 2017.

With trans rights again under threat, legendary playwright, performer, father and grandmother Jo Clifford tells a story both gentle and passionate, intimate and political, to remind us that the journey towards our real selves is one we all need to make.

Genres: Plays

60 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2017

About the author

Jo Clifford is one of the generation of Scottish playwrights who put the Traverse on the international theatrical map in the late 1980s with her Losing Venice, Lucy’s Play, Playing with Fire, Ines de Castro and Light in the Village. With her Great Expectations she became the first openly trans playwright to have a play running in London’s West End.

James McMillan wrote the music to transform her Ines de Castro into an opera (Scottish Opera/Edinburgh International Festival). Other work for the Edinburgh International Festival includes Schism in England (National Theatre of Great Britain), Anna (Traverse Theatre), Life is a Dream (The Lyceum, Edinburgh) and Celestina (Birmingham Rep).

Other translations and adaptations include Faust Parts 1 & 2 and Anna Karenina (both for The Lyceum, Edinburgh).

Other theatre works includes The Tree of Knowledge (Traverse Theatre), Every One (The Lyceum, Edinburgh / Chris Goode and Co.).

Reviews

[eva ⚘ · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of the best books i have ever read in my entire life, dare i say?? it was short yet so impactful. it really made me cry. i can't believe jo gave us the opportunity to read something so personal and intimate... it felt like reading someone's diary. i need yall to drop whatever you're reading rn and read THIS book.

[Naomi Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

So beautifully written, sad and heart-warming and full of hope.

[zoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has very simple but impactful writing. It felt like a love letter from the author to herself. I did not want to finish it!

[Kayden Merritt · Rating 1 out of 5]

Enjambment and Non-standard formatting does not a good play make.