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The double Olivier award-winning smash hit returns to Sadler’s Wells.
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.
Audio Described:
2hrs. Incl. 1 interval.
Ages 7+.
2nd December, 2025
18th January, 2026
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Orchestrations: Terry Davies
Director & Choreographer: Matthew Bourne
Sets & Costumes: Lez Brotherston
Lighting: Paule Constable
Sound: Paul Groothius
Location: Fringe/Off West End
Railway station: King's Cross St Pancras
Bus numbers: Rosebery Avenue 19, 38, 341. Upper Street 4, 43, 56, 153. Pentonville Road 30, 205, 214, 394, 476
Night bus numbers: Rosebery Avenue N19, N38, N41, 341. Upper Street 43. Pentonville Road 205, 214, N73
Car park: Bowling Green Lane (8mins)
Directions from tube: (5mins) Take Upper St towards the City Road crossroads. Continue straight and turn right into Rosebery Avenue, where the theatre is 100m down on the right.
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.
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: The Red Shoes runs for 2hrs. Incl. 1 interval.
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: The Red Shoes is at London's Sadler's Wells, which is located at Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN.
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: The Red Shoes tickets start at £18.
Ages 7+.
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