Eva Røine trained as an actress in London. After four years of acting she became a journalist writing chiefly about the theatre. She has a Ph.D from the University of Oslo in Criminology, Psychology and History of the Theatre and has worked at Ulleval Hospital, with all types of patient. She is now a Director of the Norwegian Psychodrama Institute, Vice President of the Psychodrama Institute for Europe and a member of the Nordic Board of Examiners.