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This production is recommended for ages 5+.
Performance dates
2 December 2025 - 18 January 2026
Run time: 2 hours
Includes interval
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MATTHEW BOURNE’S production of THE RED SHOES 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.
Special notes
Under 5s are not admitted to this event. Some scenes may not be suitable for very young children.
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1 Dec, 2019 | By Jade Ali
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Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes returns to Sadler's Wells for Christmas 2019
This Christmas, Matthew Bourne’s Olivier Award-winning production, The Red Shoes, is set to make a return, and truly make the holidays the most wonderful time of the year.
7 Mar, 2019 | By Jade Ali