THE RED SHOES

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Run Dates

2024.11.07 ~ 2025.01.19

RSC

About the show

'What’s wrong with wanting to dance?' Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world, or so they say. When an orphaned young woman is taken in by some local do-gooders, she is expected to be seen and not heard. Dazzled by a pair of beautiful shoes, she sees the chance to do and be so much more, but soon her feet betray her, taking her to places she does not wish to go. For Christmas 2024, playwright Nancy Harris brought Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairy tale into the 21st century in the intimate surroundings of the Swan Theatre. Directed by Kimberley Rampersad in her RSC debut, The Red Shoes was both wickedly funny and a cautionary tale of pride, vanity and how we all deserve to dance how we wish to dance.

Details

CAST Julie Armstrong - Ensemble Nikki Cheung - Karen Momar Diagne - Ensemble James Doherty - Bob Joseph Edwards - Clive Caití Ellen - Ensemble Anya Ferdinand - Ensemble Leslie Garcia Bowman - On-stage Swing Michael Lin - Ensemble Kody Mortimer - Prince Mia Musakambeva - On-stage Swing Dianne Pilkington - Mariella Sakuntala Ramanee - Mags Ben Redfern - Ensemble Sebastien Torkia Sylvestor/Preist Alexandra Waite-Roberts – Ensemble CREATIVE TEAM Playwright - Nancy Harris Director -Kimberley Rampersad Set & Costume Designer - Colin Richmond Lighting Designer - Ryan Day Composer - Marc Teitler Sound designer - Gregory Clarke Illusionist - Paul Kieve Casting Director - Charlotte Sutton CDG Music Supervisor, Orchestrator & Arranger - Jennifer Whyte Music Director - Tom Slade Voice & Dialect - Edda Sharpe Assistant Director - Rohan Dhupar production photo ©Manuel Harlan

Where it's been performed

RSC

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Stratford

United Kingdom

Stratford

United Kingdom

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