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Andrew UptonScreenwriter | Director | Producer | Playwright

Andrew Upton was the Co-Artistic Director and Co-CEO of the Sydney Theatre Company from 2008 to 2012, and was Artistic Director from 2013 to 2015. His adapted play The Present played on Broadway after its successful world premiere at the STC. In 2016, he directed Mamet’s Speed-The-Plow, starring Rose Byrne, for the STC, and adapted Georges Feydeau’s A Flea in Her Ear, also for the STC. His adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters for the STC played at the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House in 2017.

Andrew’s other directing work includes Goes Without Saying, Reunion, Ruby Moon, The White Guard (starring Miranda Otto), Cyrano de BergeracA Long Day’s Journey into Night (starring William Hurt), and Waiting for Godot and Endgame (both starring Hugo Weaving). Andrew has adapted Don JuanThe Cherry OrchardUncle Vanya, Hedda Gabler, and Face to Face for the STC, along with his original plays Hanging Man and Riflemind.

Andrew Upton was the Co-Artistic Director and Co-CEO of the Sydney Theatre Company from 2008 to 2012, and was Artistic Director from 2013 to 2015. His adapted play The Present played on Broadway after its successful world premiere at the STC. In 2016, he directed Mamet’s Speed-The-Plow, starring Rose Byrne, for the STC, and adapted Georges Feydeau’s A Flea in Her Ear, also for the STC. His adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters for the STC played at the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House in 2017.

Andrew’s other directing work includes Goes Without Saying, Reunion, Ruby Moon, The White Guard (starring Miranda Otto), Cyrano de BergeracA Long Day’s Journey into Night (starring William Hurt), and Waiting for Godot and Endgame (both starring Hugo Weaving). Andrew has adapted Don JuanThe Cherry OrchardUncle Vanya, Hedda Gabler, and Face to Face for the STC, along with his original plays Hanging Man and Riflemind.

Andrew has also written for the screen, including the short film Reunion (part of the compendium feature adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning), feature films Gone (Working Title), Foucault’s PendulumAmongst Thieves and Duplicate Keys. Andrew was also Executive Producer for the 2015 film Carol. For a full CV please contact info@rgm.com.au.

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