Andreas Andreou is a theater and film director and writer from Athens,
Greece. His work explores stories that lie at the intersection of reality and
fiction, focusing on international and unconventional theatrical perspectives.
After studying Classics at King’s College London on a Schilizzi Foundation Scholarship, he continued his graduate studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where he is currently a third-year M.F.A. candidate in Theater Directing.
His directing work, showcased in several countries, includes the English-language premiere of Apologiae 4 & 5 by Efthimis Filippou (Yale Cabaret 2025), the Romanian premiere of Far Away by Caryl Churchill (UNATC 2024, FITS 2025), and the Greek-language premiere of An Oak Tree by Tim Crouch (Bios Athens & Rialto Limassol 2023). In 2022, Andreas wrote and directed his first short film, By Heart, adapted from the stage play D.D.D. by Dimitris Dimitriadis. While at Yale, he directed Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Coriolanus, as well as new works by Emily Breeze and Andrew Rincón. Other directing credits include A Number (Bios Athens & Theatro Amalia), M.A.Z.I. (Sfumato Sofia), My Death Etc. (National Theatre of Greece & Sfumato Sofia), Lessness (Kavala Architectural Biennial), and In Broad Daylight (International Philippi Festival). His plays My Death Etc. and M.A.Z.I. have represented the National Theatre of Greece internationally under the auspices of the Union des Théâtres de l'Europe (UTE).
Between 2016 and 2020, Andreas worked on several projects with the German theater group Rimini Protokoll at major European institutions, including Haus der Kulturen der Welt, GRIPS Theatre Berlin, Onassis Stegi, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Residenztheater München, and Schauspielhaus Zürich. In 2023, he collaborated with Robert Wilson on his productions of Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women and Jarry/Miró’s UBU at the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus and The Watermill Center, respectively. He also served as The Watermill Center Summer Program Assistant that same year.
In and out of school, Andreas has attended masterclasses with Ian Rickson, Patrick Marber, Thomas Ostermeier, Vassilis Papavassiliou, Lyndsey Turner, Dima Krymov, Shi-Zheng Chen, Bethany Caputo, and others. As a performer, he is trained in the method of Attis Theatre founder Theodoros Terzopoulos.
After studying Classics at King’s College London on a Schilizzi Foundation Scholarship, he continued his graduate studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where he is currently a third-year M.F.A. candidate in Theater Directing.
His directing work, showcased in several countries, includes the English-language premiere of Apologiae 4 & 5 by Efthimis Filippou (Yale Cabaret 2025), the Romanian premiere of Far Away by Caryl Churchill (UNATC 2024, FITS 2025), and the Greek-language premiere of An Oak Tree by Tim Crouch (Bios Athens & Rialto Limassol 2023). In 2022, Andreas wrote and directed his first short film, By Heart, adapted from the stage play D.D.D. by Dimitris Dimitriadis. While at Yale, he directed Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Coriolanus, as well as new works by Emily Breeze and Andrew Rincón. Other directing credits include A Number (Bios Athens & Theatro Amalia), M.A.Z.I. (Sfumato Sofia), My Death Etc. (National Theatre of Greece & Sfumato Sofia), Lessness (Kavala Architectural Biennial), and In Broad Daylight (International Philippi Festival). His plays My Death Etc. and M.A.Z.I. have represented the National Theatre of Greece internationally under the auspices of the Union des Théâtres de l'Europe (UTE).
Between 2016 and 2020, Andreas worked on several projects with the German theater group Rimini Protokoll at major European institutions, including Haus der Kulturen der Welt, GRIPS Theatre Berlin, Onassis Stegi, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Residenztheater München, and Schauspielhaus Zürich. In 2023, he collaborated with Robert Wilson on his productions of Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women and Jarry/Miró’s UBU at the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus and The Watermill Center, respectively. He also served as The Watermill Center Summer Program Assistant that same year.
In and out of school, Andreas has attended masterclasses with Ian Rickson, Patrick Marber, Thomas Ostermeier, Vassilis Papavassiliou, Lyndsey Turner, Dima Krymov, Shi-Zheng Chen, Bethany Caputo, and others. As a performer, he is trained in the method of Attis Theatre founder Theodoros Terzopoulos.
Theatre
2025 The Tragedy of Coriolanus
2025 Apologiae 4 & 5
2024 Tempt Me
2024 Far Away
2023 An Oak Tree2
2022 Nineteen Twenty-Two
2022 Love & Information (TYA)
2022 The Abattoir of Love
2019 Our Town (TYA)
2019 A Number
2017 Diagonally
2017 M.A.Z.I.
2017 An Oak Tree
2016 My Death Etc.
2015 Lessness
2013 In Broad Daylight
Film
2022 By Heart
2025 The Tragedy of Coriolanus
2025 Apologiae 4 & 5
2024 Tempt Me
2024 Far Away
2023 An Oak Tree2
2022 Nineteen Twenty-Two
2022 Love & Information (TYA)
2022 The Abattoir of Love
2019 Our Town (TYA)
2019 A Number
2017 Diagonally
2017 M.A.Z.I.
2017 An Oak Tree
2016 My Death Etc.
2015 Lessness
2013 In Broad Daylight
Film
2022 By Heart