Sinéad O'Neill is a critically acclaimed and internationally recognised director and writer. Her credits as a stage director include The Spectre Knight (Wexford Festival Opera), Alcina, The Sofa (RIAM at The Samuel Beckett Theatre Dublin), Calisto (Project Arts Centre, Dublin), And London Burned (Temple Church), The Secret Marriage and Susannah (Hampstead Garden Opera). She recently worked as the Revival Director for L'elisir d'amore (Glyndebourne Festival). Credits as a director and writer include Precipice (The Grange Festival). Credits as a Director, Writer and Commissioner include The Barrington Hippo, On the Axis of this World (Cambridge Science Festival, Tête-à-tête: The Opera Festival), The Albatross (Tête-à-tête: The Opera Festival), The Raven (Grimeborn, The King's Head, Bestival). Sinéad’s previous work for Glyndebourne includes as Original Director, Pay the Piper (Glyndebourne Youth Opera), as Stage Director Il barbiere di Siviglia, Pelléas and Mélisande (BBC Proms), Glyndebourne Opera Cup 2018 and 2020, as Revival Director Il barbiere di Siviglia (GT, GF), as Associate Director L’elisir d’amore (GT), as Assistant Director Falstaff, L’incoronazione di Poppea, La finta giardiniera, Saul (GT) and as Staff Director Falstaff, La traviata and Saul (GF).