Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

  • BBO provided marketing and press services for this production
  • Played a limited tour with a total of 49 performances
  • Seen by more than 71,000 patrons in 4 cities
  • Launched in Los Angeles in September 2017 and toured through November 2017

A beloved fairytale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has seduced audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its 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 a new score arranged by Terry Davies using the mesmerizing music of golden-age Hollywood composer, Bernard Herrmann (most famous for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles), 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.

Reviews

“Matthew Bourne works his magic. Blissful”

Daily Telegraph

“A gorgeous take on a film classic”

The Times

“A feast for the eye. The Red Shoes will be dancing for years to come”

Observer

“The Red Shoes triumphs”

Sunday Times