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The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 29 Nov 2025
THE DOUBLE OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING SMASH HIT RETURNS
Based on the film by MICHAEL POWELL and EMERIC PRESSBURGER
and the HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN fairy tale
Music by BERNARD HERRMANN
 
 
A timeless fairytale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has captivated audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its powerful tale of obsession, possession and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page lives to dance but her ambitions become a fierce struggle between the two men who inspire her passion.
 
Matthew Bourne’s magical double Olivier Award-winning production of the legendary Powell and Pressburger film is set to a score orchestrated by Terry Davies, featuring the mesmerizing music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, with sumptuous designs by Lez Brotherston (set and costumes), Paule Constable (lighting) and Paul Groothuis (sound).
 
An intoxicating drama where life imitates art with fateful consequences, The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your heart.
 
 

Reviews

★★★★★ "UTTERLY ENTHRALLING" - Daily Express
★★★★ "A GORGEOUS swirl of storytelling and style" - The Independent
★★★★ "ENCHANTING. A cinematic masterpiece re-Bourne on stage" - Evening Standard
★★★★ "COMPELLING. A brilliant showcase for Bourne’s genius" - Daily Telegraph
★★★★ "SCINTILLATING. Lavish and constantly surprising" - Daily Telegraph
 
 
 

Additional information

Recommended age: 7+

 

Accessible performances

Audio Described by Caroline Burn | Sat 29 Nov at 2pm. Touch Tour at 12.30pm

Part of
Red Shoes production shots 2019

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