▁oper as ▁by ▁R ame au , ▁Hay dn , ▁Ver di , ▁B iz et , ▁Ross ini , ▁Hand el , ▁Don iz etti ▁( all ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Music ) ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁directed ▁large ▁cast s ▁of ▁adult s ▁and ▁young ▁people ▁including ▁the ▁world ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Luci ano ▁Ber io ' s ▁Tw ice ▁Upon ▁( 1 8 0 ▁children ▁and ▁ 3 ▁solo ists ), ▁Royal ▁Festival ▁Hall , ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁South bank ▁Centre ▁Summer ▁School ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁pr isons ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Youth ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁TV ▁THE ▁V AM PI RE ▁( Der ▁V amp yr ), ▁a ▁BBC ▁TV ▁mini - series ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁B aft a ▁and ▁Prix ▁Italia ▁winner . ▁ ▁Films ▁Sh ot ▁and ▁directed ▁two ▁recent ▁films : ▁" S andra " ▁and ▁" Who ' s ▁Af raid ▁of ▁Wo of ▁Wo of ▁Wo of ? ". ▁" W o of " ▁was ▁screen ed ▁to ▁great ▁acc laim ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁Les bian ▁and ▁Gay ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁W riter ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁book , ▁West ▁End ▁Girl , ▁( O ber on ▁Books ), ▁several ▁successful ▁plays ▁and ▁numerous ▁published ▁po ems . ▁He ' s ▁also ▁written ▁several ▁opera ▁libre tt i . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁" In ▁the ▁bar ▁of ▁a ▁Tokyo ▁Hotel " ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁best ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The