
Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes
Music · Romance
Overview
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. Matthew Bourne’s magical adaptation of the classic Powell and Pressburger film is set to the achingly romantic music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann. Filmed live at Sadler’s Wells in London.
Top Cast


Ashley Shaw
Ashley Shaw
Victoria Page
Ashley Shaw
Victoria Page


Dominic North
Dominic North
Julian Craster
Dominic North
Julian Craster


Adam Cooper
Adam Cooper
Boris Lermontov
Adam Cooper
Boris Lermontov


Michela Meazza
Michela Meazza
Irina Boronskaya
Michela Meazza
Irina Boronskaya


Liam Mower
Liam Mower
Ivan Boleslawsky
Liam Mower
Ivan Boleslawsky


Glenn Graham
Glenn Graham
Grischa Ljubov, Ballet Master
Glenn Graham
Grischa Ljubov, Ballet Master
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