New Adventures is delighted to carry Matthew Bourne’s double Olivier award-winning, smash hit manufacturing of THE RED SHOES to the King’s Theatre, Glasgow from Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 January as a part of a 2025/26 tour.
Matthew Bourne stated: “The Red Shoes was the end result of a twenty-year ambition to carry Powell and Pressburger’s seminal 1948 movie to the stage. It was additionally, in some ways, a private love letter to a life in theatre and dance.
When we created the present in 2016, we weren’t ready for the overwhelming response from audiences in all places we went each at house and internationally. The manufacturing went on to win two Olivier Awards and was honoured by the LA Critics Awards for each choreography and for Lez Brotherston’s memorable set and costume design.
This manufacturing was actually a landmark occasion for New Adventures, changing into an prompt traditional and a beloved addition to our repertoire. I’m so completely happy to see it return this yr, particularly as our final tour in 2020 was sadly reduce quick by the pandemic and left lots of our loyal audiences all through the UK dissatisfied.
So, welcome again to the Ballet Lermontov and to paraphrase the nice impresario himself… ‘It’s time to placed on the crimson footwear, Vicky, and dance for us once more….’”
A sell-out earlier than its world premiere season opened in 2016, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant adaptation of the legendary movie went on to win Best Entertainment on the 2017 Olivier Awards, with Matthew Bourne successful the award for Best Theatre Choreographer. The present then returned for a nationwide tour in 2019.
A timeless fairytale and Academy Award-winning film, The Red Shoes has captivated audiences and impressed generations of dancers with its highly effective story of obsession, possession and one woman’s dream to be the best dancer on the earth. Victoria Page lives to bounce however her ambitions turn into a fierce battle between the 2 males who encourage her ardour.
Matthew Bourne’s magical double Olivier Award-winning manufacturing of the legendary Powell and Pressburger movie is ready to a rating orchestrated by Terry Davies, that includes the mesmerizing music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, with luxurious designs by Lez Brotherston (set and costumes), Paule Constable (lighting) and Paul Groothuis (sound).
An intoxicating drama the place life imitates artwork with fateful penalties, The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your coronary heart.
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