Gordana Vnuk, born in Croatia, studied Comparative Literature Studies, Theatre Studies and English Studies in Zagreb. She has authored numerous critiques and theoretical essays on theatre. In 1987 she founded the annual international theatre festival EUROKAZ in Zagreb, for which she still carries the artistic responsbility. From 1996 to 1999 Gordana Vnuk directed the theatre in the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, Wales, and from 2001 to 2007 she was intendant at Hamburg's Kampnagel Theatre. Since 2009 she has taught at the Academy for Theatre in Zagreb.