Derek Webb, based on the novel by Ethel Lina White
Emily Saint Smith
21 June – 26 July, 2025
A comedy thriller adapted by Derek Webb
From the novel by Ethel Lina White, on which the classic Hitchcock film was based.
When Iris Carr befriends kindly governess Miss Froy on a train bound for England, she never imagines that she will become embroiled in a madcap caper, with a plot worthy of Hitchcock himself. After a brief nap, Iris awakes to find Miss Froy gone. What’s more, all the other passengers claim never to have seen the woman at all. As Iris frantically searches the train for her new friend, a cast of outrageous characters thwart her every move (and keep the audience in stitches).
In this hilarious adaptation of Ethel Lina White’s novel The Wheel Spins, Iris stops at nothing to prove the existence of Miss Froy. With the help of flirtatious Max and his haughty friend the Professor, Iris hurtles up and down the train, leaving no carriage (or cloche) unturned. Can Iris find Miss Froy before it’s too late? Or will the audience die laughing before the lady reappears?
Preview: Friday 20 June, 2025
Opening Night: Saturday 21 June, 2025
Closing Night: Saturday 26 July, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sundays at 4.30pm
2 hours 15 mins including 20 minute interval
Director Emily Saint Smith
Assistant Director Kate Stewart
Stage Manager Lisa Ellis-Timbery
Production Manager Barry Nielsen
Set Design Emily Saint Smith
Set Construction Peter Curtis
Scenic Design and Decoration Ellen Pope and Jelena Hudson
Assistant Set Construction Paul Gilbert, Brad Watson, Cherie Ellis-Timbery, Emily Saint Smith, Kate Stewart, Lisa Ellis-Timbery, Ron Ringer
Costume Design Susan Carveth
Assistant Costumer Holly Jones
Lighting Design Cian Byrne
Sound Design Kate Stewart
Bio Box Operators Cian Byrne, Grace Bondoc, Chris Dunwell, Mark Berriman
Intimacy Coordinator Shondelle Pratt
Dialect Coach Benjamin Purser
Photography Simon Pearce and Anthony Burns
Program Sarah Wielgosz
Audition Help Janice McLeay, Brad Watson, Ron Ringer, Alishia Keane, Julia Grace, Tim Bennett
Special thank you to Circle Paints for their generous donation of materials.
| Character | Actor |
| Iris Carr | Joss Chalmers |
| Max | Jono Lukins |
| Professor | Ron Ringer |
| Doctor | Gabriel Jab’bar |
| Miss Froy | Penny Day |
| Mrs Barnes | Brooke Ryan |
| Evelyn Flood-Porter | Lynn Roise |
| Rose Flood-Porter | Sandra Bass |
| Reverend Barnes | Ben Pobjie |
| Mr Todhunter | Billy Allagiannis |
| Mrs Todhunter | Liminka Panther |
| Waiter | Anastasia Vokhmyakov |
| Baroness | Susan Carveth |
21 June – 26 July, 2025
Genesian Theatre, 2B Gordon Street, Rozelle