Details

Our heroine can't resist her red shoes. They make her dance with delight, prance with possibilities. But what happens when she can t get them off? What happens when she can t stop dancing? She dances past life and love, sex and death and at last turns to the executioner to rid her of her heart-stopping beautiful red shoes. This is a dark circus, a cracked cabaret where anything is possible and nothing is probable. Music to make your toes tap, images to make your mouth water and a story to make your heart pound, the magnificent and menacing world of the fairy tale is revealed. Kneehigh’s award-winning production of The Red Shoes was first performed in 2002. Passionate, funny and rude, it tells Hans Christian Andersen’s menacing fairy tale through a surreal and sensuous mix of theatre, dance, music and imagery.

Cast/Performers

Robert Lucksay (The Soldier/The Shoemaker), Mike Shepherd (The Preacher/The Angel/The Butcher), Giles King (Lady Lydia), Patrycja Kujawska (The Girl), Dave Mynne (The Old Lady/The Preachers Wife), Ian Ross (Music), Stu Barker (Music)

Creatives/Company

Book by: Hans Christian Anderson
Company: Kneehigh Theatre Company
Director: Emma Rice
Design: Bill Mitchell
Music: Stu Barker
Lighting: Alex Wardle
Sound: Simon Baker