Meet some of our cast for our Spring 2026 production of Kind Hearts and Coronets.
(There are others also appearing not listed here - come along to our show to find out who they are!)
Director - Lindsey Crutchett
Having acted since the age of seven, Lindsey has appeared in over 50 amateur productions across a wide range of genres including playing Lady Macbeth, Medea, Helene Hamff (84 Charing Cross Road) and more recently Ruth in Blithe Spirit. By day she is a teacher of Speech and Drama, as well as a LAMDA teacher, helping both children and adults to achieve graded exams in Verse & Prose, Acting, Mime and Public Speaking. She has 25 years’ experience directing children and young people in large scale school productions, but this is her first foray into directing adults. As she is used to having 80 children in a cast, 14 adults seem quite a manageable number! She thoroughly enjoyed playing the part of Mrs Wilberforce in Ladykillers last April for the Marlborough, hence the choice of another Ealing Comedy for this Spring.
CAST BIOGRAPHIES
Juliette Bird
Juliette did a bit of drama at school and university for fun, but then life took over and she left it for a few years until she found the Marlborough Dramatic Club in her hometown of Brentwood in the early 2010s. On joining she found a new group of friends and started treading the boards again with productions like Witness for the Prosecution, Relatively Speaking, Uncle Vanya, Northanger Abbey and Ten Times Table, and most recently 2025’s Variation on a Theme. She enjoys playing what her friend calls ‘flibbertigibbets’ as well as strident women and is looking forward to working with old and new friends in this production of Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Juliette plays Mrs Williams - Archie's Mother / Police Inspector / Newspaper Seller
Josie Bruty
Josie has been involved in drama for more years than she cares to remember!
Variety is the spice of life having been Winnie the Pooh, the Duchess of York & Madame Arcati & even a knitter in Dancing at Lughnasa (she can’t knit) & a seamstress in Ten Times Table (she can’t sew)!
Always a pleasure to work with Marlborough.
Josie plays Waitress / Landlady / Policewoman
June Fitzgerald
June enjoyed acting in her youth, as part of a youth group performing Victorian Melodramas, Passion plays and Pantomimes, so when in 1990's life changed and she wanted to make new friends she joined the College Players. Since then, she has gone on to work with various other groups including Hutton Players, Romford Shakespeare Theatre and of course the Marlborough. Her first acting role with the Marlborough, was as Rose in Dancing at Lughnasa, and since then she has directed for them as well as acting. She is thrilled to be back on stage this April in Kind Hearts and Coronets, taking the roles of tour guide and Prisoner Governor, as well as part of the ensemble.
June plays Hammerton Tour Guide / Prison Governor
Roy Hobson
Originally from Manchester, Roy has been acting locally for many years now. He has appeared in all the plays produced by Marlborough since the lockdown and will be seen in the next production Kind Hearts and Coronets. Roy has performed at the Brentwood Theatre many times and has featured in numerous open-air Shakespeare plays for Romford Shakespeare Theatre.
Roy plays Earl Gascoyne / Lodger / Delivery Man
Tim Murphy
Tim Murphy is a stage actor with extensive experience in classical and contemporary theatre across Essex and London fringe venues. His recent work includes Cause Célèbre and The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan, Hamlet (Laertes), and multiple roles in Alan Ayckbourn's Confusions. He was nominated for Best Actor at the Brentwood Festival for Three More Sleepless Nights and again at the Short+Sweet Festival for The Home Furnishings Department, which also won the Audience Vote. Tim has performed a wide range of character roles, from Shakespeare to modern British drama, appearing regularly at Brentwood Theatre, Theydon Village Hall, and regional festivals. He last worked with the Marlborough in Tom and Viv, playing Tom (T. S. Eliot).
Tim plays Grahame Hallward / Ned - Blacksmith's assistant
Karol Patten
Karol was born in Stratford, East London. She definitely got her love of theatre from her Mum. When she was a teenager, she sang with a country rock band for a short time and then in later life with a choir. In about 2013 she was introduced to the Marlborough Dramatic Club by a very dear friend. She has mainly been involved with behind the scenes activities but last year was given the opportunity to actually be on stage.
Karol plays Waitress
Graham Poulteney
It is undoubtedly a rare treat for you all to see Graham on stage today as he mainly directs plays these days. Marlborough productions you may have seen, for which he was largely responsible, include Ten Times Table, Dancing at Lughnasa and Northanger Abbey. The last time he remembers acting for Marlborough was in Improbable Fiction, which was a while ago.
Graham plays Gascoyne Gascoyne Senior / Blacksmith
Colin Richardson
~Biography pending~
Colin plays Older Archibald Gascoyne Williams
Andrew Spong
Andrew started his theatre journey straight out of college in 2008, joining Artisans Drama Society in a few murder mysteries, pantomimes and one act plays. He has since performed with any and all groups around the community picking up a few awards along the way, including a best actor award at the Havering Festival in 2017 for his performance as Jason in the Ad Hoc Players production of "Oh Carol!". He made his Marlborough debut in 2014 in ‘Busybody’ as the lovable yet naïve Inspector Goddard and is always looking forward to treading the boards here again.
Andrew plays Lionel Holland / Gascoyne Gascoyne Junior / Harry Gascoyne
Charlii Spong
Charlii has been performing for over 20 years, treading boards for Pantomimes, Musicals, Shakespeare, Murder Mysteries and more. Some recent credits include Lady Ann in 149 Production's "Richard III", Inspector Goring in Guildonians Player's "The Game’s Afoot", and Eva in New Venture Players’ "Kindertransport", for which Charlii was recognised with Best Actress at the 2019 Brent Awards. She previously worked with Marlborough in 2019, as Kate in Bedroom Farce (opposite her now husband!) and is thrilled to be back again - albeit with a new surname!
Charlii plays Sibella Hayward
Richard Spong
Richard has been performing in theatres around East London, Essex and Oxford for 16 years. His debut in 2010 was at Brentwood Theatre playing Phil in DNA by Dennis Kelly with Havering-based Artisans Drama Society, and his last was only a month ago playing Don John in 1:4:9's production of Much Ado About Nothing, also at Brentwood Theatre. Richard has also been a radio presenter for 15 years and is currently the presenter of Making Memories every Sunday for All Hit Radio. His favourite roles include Peter in The Diary of Anne Frank (New Venture Players), Pike in Dad's Army (College Players), Father D'Artagnan and Duke of Birmingham in The Three Musketeers (1-11 Productions) and many roles in Ben Hur (College Players). Richard is chuffed to be back for his second performance with the Marlborough after last year's The Ladykillers.
Richard plays Young Archibald Gascoyne Williams
Abbie Whichelo
Having found a love of theatre at the age of 9, Abbie's theatre work started in musical productions including "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Our House", "Disco Inferno" & "The Wedding Singer" at the Brentwood Theatre. Her true passion, however, is acting. Her TV/Film appearances include Amazon Prime's "Jack Ryan" (2019) and a short Indie horror film "Doggerland: The Dead and The Lonely" (2025). Other more recent acting roles in theatre include the "Newsreader" in "Return to the Forbidden Planet" and "Stella" in New Venture Players' "Cause Célèbre". Abbie is truly delighted to be working on her first production with Marlborough Dramatic Club. She is most certainly up to the challenge of playing two characters in the same show.
Abbie plays Edith Gascoyne / Kate Falconer