The Red Shoes Production photos Nikki Cheung as Karen in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Sebastien Torkia as Sylvestor in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Dianne Pilkington as Mariella in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Nikki Cheung as Karen and Sakuntala Ramanee as Mags in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Joseph Edwards as Clive in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Sebastien Torkia as Sylvestor in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Nikki Cheung as Karen, Kody Mortimer as Prince and the company of The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Dianne Pilkington as Mariella and Sakuntala Ramanee as Mags in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images James Doherty as Bob in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Nikki Cheung as Karen in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Kody Mortimer as Prince in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images The company of The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Caití Ellen in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Sebastien Torkia as Sylvestor and the company in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Nikki Cheung as Karen in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Sakuntala Ramanee as Mags and Nikki Cheung as Karen in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Sebastien Torkia as Sylvestor in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Dianne Pilkington as Mariella and James Doherty as Bob in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Joseph Edwards as Clive in The Red Shoes. © Manuel Harlan Browse and license our images Launch Gallery Close Hide Thumbnails Swan Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon Until 19 Jan 2025 Book Tickets Running time: 2 hrs 25 mins (including a 20 mins interval) About the play Cast and creatives Production photos Behind the scenes The Plot More Less About the play Cast and creatives Production photos Behind the scenes The Plot Next performance: 23 December, 1:00PM Swan TheatreStratford-upon-Avon In This Section About the play This Christmas, get up close to Andersen's dark fairy tale where a young woman's beautiful pair of red shoes takes her places she doesn't wish to go. Find out more Cast and creatives Meet the full cast and creative team for The Red Shoes, a retelling of this dark Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, by playwright Nancy Harris and directed by Kimberley Rampersad. See photos & biogs Behind the scenes Take a look at behind the scenes for Nancy Harris' adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's dark and delicious fairy tale. See photos The Plot Nancy Harris’s play, The Red Shoes, is based on the Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published in 1845. Find out more Related events Find out more about our production of The Red Shoes and how it was created, with our series of events. Find out more Assisted Performances Find out about our assisted performances for The Red Shoes. Find out more Trailer Step into the dark fairy tale world of Hans Christian Andersen’s with the trailer for The Red Shoes, playing in the Swan Theatre this winter. Find out more You may also like