A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.
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, the production is orchestrated by Terry Davies, with stunning designs by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Paul Groothuis and projection design by Duncan McLean. Filmed live at Sadler’s Wells in London especially for cinemas.
Ashley Shaw is an Australian ballet dancer who regularly performs leading roles with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures. She debuted the leading role in Bourne's Cinderella in 2009. In 2016 Matthew Bourne cast her as Vicky Page in his adaptation of The Red Shoes. Shaw played Aurora in Bourne's 2022 Sleeping Beauty staging. She has also danced the parts of femme fatale Lana in The Car Man and Princess Sugar in Bourne's Nutcracker!, and appeared in his version of Swan Lake with all-male swans.