George Perrin was the joint Artistic Director of Paines Plough from 2010 to 2019. He was formerly co-founder and Joint Artistic Director of nabokov and Trainee Associate Director at Paines Plough and Watford Palace Theatre.

Directing credits for Paines Plough include Sea Wall by Simon Stephens (National Theatre Shed); Good with People by David Harrower (59East59 Theatres New York / Traverse Theatre / Oran Mor); London by Simon Stephens (National Tour); Sixty Five Miles by Matt Hartley (Hull Truck), The 8th by Che Walker and Paul Heaton (Latitude Festival/ Barbican / Manchester International Festival / National Tour); Dig by Katie Douglas (Oran Mor / National Tour) and Juicy Fruits by Leo Butler (Oran Mor / National Tour).

Further directing credits include 2nd May 1997 by Jack Thorne (Bush Theatre), Terre Haute by Edmund White (59East59 Theatres New York / Trafalgar Studios / National Tour / Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival Fringe); Is Everyone OK? and Public Displays of Affection by Joel Horwood and Camacrilla by Van Badham (nabokov).