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Mitchell Butel
Mitchell Patrick Butel (born 10 February 1970) is an Australian actor, singer, director and writer. He is best known for his work in theatre, including musical and opera productions. He was the artistic director of the State Theatre Company of South Australia from 2019 to 2024 and will take up the position of artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company in November 2024.
Mitchell Patrick Butel was born on 10 February 1970 and educated at Marcellin College Randwick. He became interested in theatre as a child after seeing the musical Song and Dance and later Little Shop of Horrors.
He attended the University of New South Wales and studied for a degree in arts/law, majoring in Theatre Studies and working as a paralegal in a law firm between terms.
Butel was part of the original cast of the Australian production of Avenue Q in 2009, playing the roles of two puppet characters, Princeton and Rod. He has since then worked for many theatre companies.
In 2012 he played Friar Laurance in Kip Williams' production of Romeo and Juliet with the Sydney Theatre Company.
He has also worked in a number of musical theatre productions, and as of 2018 was the voice of the Play School theme song.
In 2017, Butel played two characters, Mr Burns and Gibson, in Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, a co-production between Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre and the State Theatre Company South Australia. His performance was met with good reviews, and won a Helpmann Award. The play was performed at Space Theatre in the Adelaide Festival Centre in April–May 2017 and at the Belvoir in May–June 2017.
Butel's writing credits include Excellent Adventure and Killing Time and he wrote additional material for Meow Meow's Little Match Girl, Belvoir St Theatre's production of The Government Inspector and Opera Australia's production of The Mikado.
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Mitchell Butel
Mitchell Patrick Butel (born 10 February 1970) is an Australian actor, singer, director and writer. He is best known for his work in theatre, including musical and opera productions. He was the artistic director of the State Theatre Company of South Australia from 2019 to 2024 and will take up the position of artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company in November 2024.
Mitchell Patrick Butel was born on 10 February 1970 and educated at Marcellin College Randwick. He became interested in theatre as a child after seeing the musical Song and Dance and later Little Shop of Horrors.
He attended the University of New South Wales and studied for a degree in arts/law, majoring in Theatre Studies and working as a paralegal in a law firm between terms.
Butel was part of the original cast of the Australian production of Avenue Q in 2009, playing the roles of two puppet characters, Princeton and Rod. He has since then worked for many theatre companies.
In 2012 he played Friar Laurance in Kip Williams' production of Romeo and Juliet with the Sydney Theatre Company.
He has also worked in a number of musical theatre productions, and as of 2018 was the voice of the Play School theme song.
In 2017, Butel played two characters, Mr Burns and Gibson, in Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, a co-production between Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre and the State Theatre Company South Australia. His performance was met with good reviews, and won a Helpmann Award. The play was performed at Space Theatre in the Adelaide Festival Centre in April–May 2017 and at the Belvoir in May–June 2017.
Butel's writing credits include Excellent Adventure and Killing Time and he wrote additional material for Meow Meow's Little Match Girl, Belvoir St Theatre's production of The Government Inspector and Opera Australia's production of The Mikado.