The double Olivier award-winning smash hit returns to Sadler’s Wells.

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.

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Header image description: A spot lit ballerina in a teal dress is elegantly posed on her tiptoes with her arms held up and back. In one of her hands is a pair of red ballet shoes. She is stood on a wooden stage, framed by a heavy red curtain. Behind her, the stage opens up to a beautiful coastal scene. The sky is warm and dusky, and the stars are just coming out.