The Red Shoes Revival 2019

Run Time:
2 hours, including one intermission
Ages: 8+
Opened: December 3, 2019
Closing: January 19, 2020

The Red Shoes - 2019 - West End History , Info & More

Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Ave, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom

A sell-out for its world premiere in 2016, Matthew Bourne's triumphant adaptation of the legendary film returns to London, having won two Olivier Awards and dazzled audiences across the UK and the USA.



The Red Shoes is a 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 battleground between the two men who inspire her passion.



Set to the achingly romantic music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, The Red Shoes is orchestrated by Terry Davies and played live by the New Adventures Orchestra, with cinematic designs by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Paule Constable and sound by Paul Groothuis.



With Adam Cooper, returning to New Adventures after more than 20 years, and Ashley Shaw, and Dominic North, Liam Mower, Michela Meazza, Glenn Graham and Cordelia Braithwaite set to revive their acclaimed original roles, this intoxicating drama will dazzle your senses and break your heart.

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The Red Shoes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Red Shoes have there been?
The Red Shoes has had 4 productions including Broadway which opened in 1993, Broadway which opened in 1993, US Tour which opened in 2017 and West End which opened in 2019.
What are the songs in The Red Shoes and what's the order?
Swan Lake
I Make the Rules
The Audition
Corp de Ballet
When It Happens to You
Top of the Sky
Ballet Montage
It's a Fairy Tale
Be Somewhere
The Rag
Am I to Wish Her Love
Do Svedanya
Come Home
When You Dance for a King
The Ballet of the Red Shoes
Impresario
Miss Page
Alone in the Light
Who Knows Where It Goes
The Story of the Red Shoes
One and One Are Two
It's Always Like This the First Time
I'm Home
I'll Never Know

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