Singer | actor | director | teacher
The Shape of the Earth
"Riley delivers a gripping and eviscerating multi-faceted performance, journeying through an agonising and humorous pursuit of self-realisation."
"Allied to these astounding vocal qualities, Riley displays an astounding physical litheness and pliability that complements the kaleidoscopic music."
- Australian Book Review
"The Shape of the Earth [...] was given a searing performance by Mitchell Riley, often asked to sound as if in extremis and then to produce lines of great beauty. In his final song Riley was both a body in the dirt and ‘a spirit splintered into light’. It was a deeply affecting struggle between the flesh and the infinite."
O Mensch!, Sydney Festival
“The cynosure of all eyes throughout, Mitch Riley delivered the absorbing, committed performance that has become a hallmark of his many involvements with the company. His emotional range was extraordinary, and his voice answered the demands put on it.”
Oscar and Lucinda
"Riley displays his gift for comedy as Dennis Hasset and Oscar’s bosom friend, Wardley-Fish."
Fly Away Peter
...pas a pas - nulle part..., Sydney Festival
“Riley's performance [...] is a tour-de-force vocally and theatrically.”
The Lighthouse
Climbing Toward Midnight
“[...] Mitchell Riley delivered another powerful performance as Parsifal. Singing with fresh-voiced clarity, he was also a strong physical presence in his encounters with Gavish.”
Notes from Underground
“Mitchell Riley, as the "aboveground" Man, enacted self-imposed alienation with suppressed inner fierceness and sang with penetrating clarity.”