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Eva Edo
Screenwriter,
Playwright
and
Facilitator

Me and My Voice

Eva's  been described as a personal and professional carer of children whose work is coloured by her experience as a former child protection lawyer and a mother. Her story telling celebrates the unheard voices of young people and women who are at the heart of her creative practice.

Eva's been creating work since 2015. Her stage plays have been developed and produced at London theatres to include The National, Soho Theatre, Theatre503 and Southwark Playhouse together with Traverse Theatre in Scotland. Her play LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN was shortlisted for the ALFRED FAGON award.

In 2023/24 Eva was the Dramaturg , Writer Mentor and provided story material on THE BODY REMEMBERS, a powerful new play about the impact of sexual violence on young women and girls.

In 2022 she was commissioned  by Open Clasp theatre, co-creating CAKE AND CONDOMS with women from a grass roots charity in Wolverhampton.

Since 2020, Eva's written for the screen.  For TV, she's worked with Renegade Productions to develop FOURTEEN a single TV drama.  Also, she's been commissioned to write a short film with a BAFTA Breakthrough Artist. Currently she's developing two TV Spec  scripts. One being SACRED ACTS with director Ben A. Williams ( WAR OF THE WORLDS and DR WHO). 

 

For Film, Eva was awarded the Lucy Scher prize for most promising film maker at the 2022 Pitch Fund final. In April 2024, Eva wrote and directed GRANDBOY a short film about a secret child carer and  intergenerational love.

 

Eva  continues to develop her own original projects both for TV and film.  

 

Eva was selected for BBC Writers Room London Voices 2022 .  She's currently on another BBC development course until October 2024.

Eva delivers  play writing workshop to and co-creates projects with local communities.  She's a facilitator at the National Youth Theatre of GB and  associate artist at  Routes Collective .

Eva will be teaching playwriting as part of the CAYA youth programme at The Albany in summer 2024.

Eva is represented by Emily Hickman at The Agency (ehickman@theagency.co.uk )

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Recent Work 

STAGE PLAYS

THE BODY REMEMBERS

( Rofeda Bougaga  and Sounds Like Chaos)

 

CAKE AND CONDOMS

( Open Clasp Theatre commission) 

 

PARCHED 

( Developed with The Criterion Theatre and University of West London commission)

TIGER MUM PLAY 

( VAULT Festival developed with Soho Theatre, Traverse Theatre and Theatre503 )

 

I AM ALIVE

( Arcola Theatre and the Routes Collective commission)

WONDER GIRL

( Developed with Ovalhouse and Pleasance Theatre ) 

LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN

( Shortlisted Alfred Fagon Award 2015. Developed with Arcola Theatre, North Wall and London Writers Week ) 

ONE LAST TIME

( VAULT Festival )

ABSOLUTION

( Southwark Playhouse)

WHITE BREAD AND JAM

( Rose Playhouse )

THE SANCTUARY

( Theatre N16 )

 

A MOTHER'S COURAGE

( In development and inspired by the testimonials of mothers impacted by youth violent crime)

TELEVISION:

BBC Development Programme - Current

BBC Writers Room London Voices 2022 participant

 

SACRED ACTS

Original TV drama series  

(Spec Script and Treatment)

CHOSEN

Original TV drama series

(Spec script and  Treatment)

 

FOURTEEN

Original TV single drama  

(Treatment) 

 

GIRL HUNTERS

Original TV drama series 

 ( Treatment )

RAGE

Original TV drama series 

(Treatment)

GOOD ENOUGH PARENT 

Original TV drama series 

(Treatment)

UNDER COVER AUNTIES 

Original TV drama series (Treatment)

SHORT FILM:

 

KINSWOMAN (Writer)

(Developed B3 Media/Talent Lab,  BFI SW Writers Lab )

(DROPBOX LINK : https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbi9we14bd92fx1/The%20Kinswoman.mp4?dl=0)

MATERNAL (Writer)

(Finalist Pitch Fund )

DELIVERANCE (Writer)

  (Script commission Artemisia Films and Bim Ajadi BAFTA Breakthrough Artist) 

 

GRAND BOY (Writer/ Director)

(Shortlisted for BFI funding)

FACILITATION:

 

STILL I RISE creative writing workshop for asylum seeking/refugee women 

(Part of  We Are Lewisham Borough of Culture )

OPEN DOORS creative writing workshops to support asylum seeking /refugee women

(Run by Routes Collective)

 

NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GB Director 

AS THERAPY monologue writing workshops

(To support Hackney residents)

ST. DUNSTAN'S CATFORD FESTIVAL monologue writing workshops

THE BODY REMEMBERS PLAY Writer Mentor

 

CAYA Youth Programme play writing sessions

(The Albany Theatre)

 

 

News

In April 2024, Eva had her directing debut on her short film GRANDBOY.

 

In March 2024 Eva mentored the writer of THE BODY REMEMBERS play which had run at The Albany theatre in March 2024.   She was also the dramaturg and provided writing material for the show. 

Currently, Eva is on another BBC writers programme after participating in BBC Writers Room London Voices 2022  https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersroom/entries/e95767d7-a180-40c0-a9e7-b02584fc7be5

Eva's stage play CAKE AND CONDOMS premiered at Open Clasp Theatre on 9th June 2022.

 

In May 2022 Eva delivered  STILL I RISE workshops to women seeking refuge in the UK as part of  We Are Lewisham Borough of Culture

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/still-i-rise-a-creative-writing-workshop-celebrating-womens-strengths-tickets-288578866157

 

In September 2021 Eva delivered creative writing workshops to Hackney residents as part of the AS THERAPY covid recovery project https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/157882010343

 

Eva is a RSL (Royal Society of Literature) Literature Matters Awards Winner 2020. Eva is using the award to develop "A Mother's Courage" a verbatim inspired play which explores youth violence and raising sons of colour through the eyes of mothers.

"There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal"

Toni Morrison

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Contact

Get in touch with Eva for more information about her work, writing commissions and enquires.

Literary Agent: Emily Hickman (ehickman@theagency.co.uk)

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