The Lady Vanishes (April 2026)

A comedy thriller

Adapted by Derek Webb from the novel by Ethel Lina White

Directed by Sandy Newman

An amateur production by arrangement with Stagescripts Ltd.

Iris Carr faints whilst waiting for a train to take her back to the UK after holidaying in Eastern Europe. Once on the train she is in a compartment where she meets Miss Froy. Shortly after chatting with her Iris falls asleep. When she wakes  up she is surprised to find that Miss Froy is no longer there but when Iris asks the other travellers where Miss Froy has gone, she is astonished when they deny she was ever there.  This stage adaptation goes back to the original novel and tries as much as possible to capture the 1930s feel and of course solve the mystery of “The Lady Vanishes.”