Mitchell Butel

Mitchell holds three Helpmann Awards, two Green Room Awards and a Sydney Theatre Award for his work as an actor and director. He has worked for STC, Belvoir, Bell Shakespeare, MTC, QTC, STCSA, ATYP, Bell Shakespeare, Griffin, Malthouse, Opera Australia, The Production Company and the Sydney, Adelaide and Perth Festivals.

Recent acting highlights include THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, MR BURNS, DISGRACED, ARMS AND THE MAN, ANGELS IN AMERICA, THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, STRANGE INTERLUDE, MEOW MEOW’S LITTLE MATCH GIRL, THE MIKADO and AVENUE Q and on screen, HOLDING THE MAN, GETTIN’ SQUARE, THE BANK, DANCE ACADEMY, HIDING and JANET KING.

Mitchell’s directing credits include the Hayes Theatre/Blue Saint production of VIOLET (Sydney Theatre Awards for Best Director of a Musical and Best Independent Musical), SPRING AWAKENING for ATYP (Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production for Young People), APPROXIMATE BALANCE for Griffin and PORGY AND BESS for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.