Dr Helen Eastman is a writer and director of theatre and opera. She trained at LAMDA after graduating from the University of Oxford where she was the Passmore Edwards Scholar in Classics and English, and she has a doctorate from King's College London. She is Artistic Director of Creation, director of the Live Canon ensemble, and co-director of Barefaced Greek films. She directed the Cambridge Greek play in 2010, 2013, and 2016. Her freelance work has been seen all over the world, including at Trafalgar Studios, Hackney Empire, Oxford Playhouse, The V&A, The City of London Festival, and the National Theatre Studio.