Helen Barnett 

 

Helen Barnett first studied at Loughborough University gaining a first class honours in Drama. She then went on to do an MA in Directing at East 15 Acting School where she spent a month studying at GITIS in Moscow. Helen is now Artistic Associate at Sphinx Theatre.

 

 

 

2016 She Didnt Jump She Was Pushed by Matilda Ibini; How to Not Sink by Georgia Christou; Hampstead Theatre (as part of Women Centre Stage 2016)

2016 Trapped by Matthew Wilkie; The Cockpit Theatre

2015 Spike by Roxana Donald; The Kings Head Theatre

2015 Careless Sponsored Walks Cost Lives by Karen Featherstone; Island by Emma Jowett and Welcome Home Lottery by Matilda Ibini ; National Theatre Temporary Space (as part of Women Centre Stage 2015)

2013 A Mini Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare ed. by Helen Barnett; The Royal & Derngate Theatre 

2013 Loveplay by Moira Buffini; The Royal & Derngate Theatre 

2012 Umskimpti by Ashleigh Torfadottir, Doing the Beautiful by Siren Turner, Ibrahim's Present by Eileen Dillon; Soho Theatre Downstairs 

2012 Advice to Iraqi Women by Martin Crimp; Joan Littlewood Studio

2010 The Virgin Spring by Louise Singleton; Martin Hall

 

 

 

2014 A Berlin Kabaret by Peter Cox; The Warren Brighton Fringe, directed by Sue Parrish

2013 A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare; The Royal & Derngate Theatre , directed by Gary Sefton 

2012 The Bacchae adapted by Roseanna Lowe ; The Royal & Derngate Theatre, directed by Laurie Sansom 

2012 Blood Wedding adapted by Tommy Murphy ; The Royal & Derngate Theatre, directed by Laurie Sansom 

 

 

 

current, Artistic Associate , Sphinx Theatre 

Founded as The Women’s Theatre Group in 1973 Sphinx Theatre Company, renamed in 1990 has been in the vanguard of promoting, advocating and inspiring women in the arts through productions, conferences and research for more than 40 years. Previous work includes the premiere of April de Angelis' modern classic Playhouse Creatures, Pam Gems' The Snow Palace and Bryony Lavery's Goliath, plus the Vamps Vixens and Feminists and Glass Ceiling conferences with the National Theatre, Young Vic, Southbank Centre and West Yorkshire Playhouse and the recent Women Centre Stage Festival that took place at the National Theatre this March.