The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Nancy Harris’ The Red Shoes begins next week, running through Christmas and in to the new year.
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.
This Christmas, Nancy Harris brings Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairy tale into the 21st century in the intimate surroundings of the Swan Theatre.
The Red Shoes runs in the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 7th of November 2024 – 19th of January 2025.
