Our Committee
Like most amateur theatre companies, we are run by a group of volunteers made up of members.
You can reach them by emailing committee.carlton@gmail.com or using the form on our Contact page.
Chair: Joe Dillon
Joe has been Chair of Carlton since July 2019, having previously served as Media Communications Officer.
Joe joined Carlton to play the part of Cleomenes in The Winter's Tale. His other roles with Carlton include Thomas Killigrew, stressed and exasperated theatre manager, in Nell Gwynn and Sir Robert Chiltern, a politician wracked with guilt about a past scandal, in An Ideal Husband.
Away from the stage, Joe enjoys a drink in the pub after rehearsals, watching sports including football and snooker, playing board games and chairing Carlton!
Vice-Chair & Secretary: Patrick Briône
Patrick has been a member of Carlton since 2015, playing in roles such as Fool in Wyrd Sisters, Jeffrey Fairbrother in Hi-de-Hi, Malvolio in Twelfth Night and King Charles II in Nell Gwynn. He also directed the 2019 production of She Stoops to Conquer and An Ideal Husband in 2024.
His interest in theatre dates back to his school days when, in Year 3, he was cast as the arch-villain, 'Norbert Nick-it', in his school production of Tom Thumb.
By day Patrick is an Employment Policy and Law Specialist at the House of Commons Library and has a love of tabletop role-playing and board games.
Treasurer: Alex Wakelam
Alex joined Carlton in 2024 after a long period away from the stage. Since then he has played a series of loveable doofuses who see the best in people, and also directed plays in which people prove themselves to be fundamentally immoral and everyone dies.
His love of ruthless betrayal and Shakespearean tragedy prompted him to join the committee as Treasurer in 2025.
By day he is a historian of eighteenth and nineteenth century Britain.By night he is a provider of comfort food and an admirer of fine wine.
Marketing: Natalie Romero & Shehrry Naz
Natalie was appointed Marketing Officer in November 2023, after nearly two years as a member of Carlton.
Natalie joined Carlton to play Louise de Keroualle in May 2022's Nell Gwynn. The same year, she played Helen Banner in After the Dance, however more recently she has been producing, stage managing and directed her first major production in November 2024.
Outside of Carlton, Natalie is a writer, photographer and creative and produces marketing collateral for a variety of industries.
Social and Fundraising: Dan Rhodes
Dan has been a member of Carlton since 2019, when he starred as Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer. Since then he has thoroughly enjoyed his time with Carlton and his performances in other productions.
In 2022, he joined the committee as Social and Fundraising Officer and can't wait to meet you at regular monthly social events.
Production Resources: Robin Langham
Robin joined Carlton in 2024 to stage manage Blue Stockings. They had such a great time that they have since gone on to stage manage several more Carlton productions, and have leapt at the chance to organise the communal prop cupboard when asked to join the Committee in 2026.
Outside of Carlton, Robin enjoys reading science fiction and fantasy, playing board games (apparently a requirement for the Committee), and making teeny, tiny models.