The 'playful, graceful adaptation' (Financial Times) which has been a huge hit with audiences of all ages will return for the festive season this year.
Ballet Shoes production image. Photo by Manuel Harlan
Directed by Katy Rudd, Kendall Feaver's celebrated adaptation of Noel Streatfeild's Ballet Shoes will return as part of Director and Co-CEO Indhu Rubasingham’s inaugural season.
Ballet Shoes follows three orphaned sisters named Pauline, Petrova and Posy who are adopted by an eccentric explorer and raised by his great-niece, Sylvia. Determined to make their mark, the girls train at a performing arts academy, each pursuing their own dreams—Pauline in acting, Posy in ballet, and Petrova in aviation—while navigating challenges, ambition, and sisterhood.
It will run in the Olivier Theatre from Winter 2025. Further programming is to be announced soon.
Speaking about the return of Ballet Shoes, incoming Director and Co-Chief Executive of the National Theatre Indhu Rubasingham, said:
“I am proud that Ballet Shoes will be returning to the Olivier this Christmas. It is a celebration of what the NT does best – when all the teams, departments and the widest range of expertise come together to create a family show for all audiences full of theatrical magic. I want more people to see this beautiful show made by wonderful artists, developed and built by this brilliant organisation.”
Directed by Katy Rudd with set designer Frankie Bradshaw, costume designer Samuel Wyer, choreographer Ellen Kane, composer Asaf Zohar, dance arrangements and orchestrations Gavin Sutherland, lighting designer Paule Constable, sound designer Ian Dickinson for Autograph, video designer Ash J Woodward, illusions Chris Fisher, casting director Bryony Jarvis-Taylor, dialect coach Penny Dyer and voice coach Cathleen McCarron.
