1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Fl ind ers ▁University ▁D rama ▁Centre . ▁His ▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁Una ▁( an ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁Black bird ▁by ▁David ▁Har ro wer ) ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁ ▁Andrew s ▁has ▁directed ▁for ▁the at res ▁in ▁both ▁Australia ▁and ▁Europe . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁versions ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁Shakespeare , ▁Anton ▁Che kh ov , ▁Jean ▁Gen et , ▁and ▁Tennessee ▁Williams , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁stag ings ▁of ▁contemporary ▁writers ▁such ▁as ▁David ▁Har ro wer , ▁Martin ▁C rim p , ▁Mar ius ▁von ▁May enburg , ▁C ary l ▁Church ill ▁and ▁Sarah ▁K ane . ▁ ▁His ▁mar athon ▁Shakespeare ▁cycle , ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Ros es ▁( S yd ney ▁Theatre ▁Company , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Per th ▁festiv als , ▁received ▁six ▁Hel pm ann ▁Awards ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁including ▁Best ▁Play ▁and ▁Best ▁D irection ▁of ▁a ▁Play , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁five ▁Sydney ▁Theatre ▁Awards ▁for ▁Best ▁D irection ▁and ▁Best ▁Main stage ▁Production . ▁The ▁two - night ▁eight - hour ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Ros es ▁incorpor ates ▁all ▁eight ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Ros es ▁Shakespeare an ▁plays ▁in ▁name ▁but ▁largely ▁cut ▁out ▁the ▁Henry s , ▁making ▁it ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁a ▁combination ▁of