Riley Hamshaw-Mills is a working-class performance artist, comedian, improvisor, sound artist and theatre maker from the sea, based in Norwich/London. Edging on the err of fantastical belief systems, absurd notions on existence and visuals from bleak seaside towns, Riley culminates his ideas into improvisations and use of play that merge disciples and leave a hankering for surreal joy. Presence and present are a strong basis for his work, to look at how we can savour and manipulate these to take comment on the world.
2026
Scratch N Sniff Comedy Night - The Defectors, Bread & Roses Theatre - Comedian
‘Boggin’: Sprint Festival, Camden’s People Theatre
Brighton fringe, The Lantern Theatre
– Co-director and Live sound designer
Buffoonery Cabaret, Pie House Co-op - Performer
2025
Dick Whittington’s Little Christmas Adventure, The Jinx, Longfield Hall, London - Performer
Perpetually Stew, Kit Form, Bristol – Performance
‘All I wanted from you was a house’, jane foole performance night, Ivy House, London – Performance
‘rollo’, Emergency 25 – Contact Theatre, Manchester, Performance
Longplayer Live, Roundhouse, London- Performer
2024
WHATTHEHELLISGOINGON revisit - Odyssey Of Oddities, TAKDAJA - Riverside Studios, London, Performer, Sound Designer
Flang(2024) - Word of Warning’s Emergency 24 - Contact Theatre, Manchester - Creator, Performer
Sweet or Bitter Cabaret - Martin Martyn - Smithfields Pianobar, London – Performer
C.B.D Night- Variety night - Wandsworth Art Fringe, The Arches, London – Performer
Cogblob - Etcetera Theatre, London - Writer, Director, Performer
2023
WHATTHEHELLISGOINGON - Etcetera Theatre, London - Performer, Sound Designer
Fleaballs - Word of Warning’s Emergency 23 - Contact Theatre, Manchester - Co- Creator, Performer
rileyhmills@live.com