02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Olivier-winning The Red Shoes coming to King's Theatre
The 2025/26 tour of Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes will be the first run of the show since the 2020 tour was cut short due to Covid-19.
The show will be performed at the King's Theatre from January 27 to 31, 2026.
This new tour will be in celebration of the double Olivier award-winning show's 10th anniversary.
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Ashley Shaw, Cordelia Braithwaite, Hannah Kremer, and Holly Saw will all take on the role of Victoria Page, while Andy Monaghan and Reece Causton will play Boris Lermontov.
Dominic North and Leonardo McCorkindale will portray Julian Kraster, with Michela Meazza, Cordelia Braithwaite, and Katrina Lyndon as Irina Boronskaya.
They are joined by Liam Mower, Will Bozier, and Jackson Fisch as Ivan Boleslawsky, and Glenn Graham, Liam Mower, and Reece Causton as Grischa Ljubov.
Mr Bourne said: "I'm thrilled to announce today that 11 of the original cast of The Red Shoes, which premiered in 2016, are returning for this 10th Anniversary production, performing the roles they created, possibly, for the last time.
"The Red Shoes was the culmination of a twenty-year ambition to bring Powell and Pressburger's seminal 1948 film to the stage.
"It was also, in many ways, a personal love letter to a life in theatre and dance."
Joining the lead roles are Mark Austin, Isabella Chandler, Adam Davies, Cameron Flynn, Anna-Maria de Freitas, Christina Gibbs, Thomas Ireson, Rosanna Lindsey, Callum Mann, Daisy May Kemp, Jarrod McWilliams, Matthew Potulski, Molly Shaw-Downie, Kingston Taylor, Shakiera Ward, and Daisy West.
After a successful residency at Sadler's Wells for New Adventures' 23rd consecutive Christmas season, the Glasgow performances will mark the start of The Red Shoes' UK tour.
Mr Bourne's production of The Red Shoes is an adaptation of Powell and Pressburger's 1948 film, which is an Academy Award-winning movie.
The Red Shoes tells the story of a girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world, and her struggle between the two men who inspire her passion.
The production is set to a score orchestrated by Terry Davies, featuring music by Bernard Herrmann, with designs by Lez Brotherston, Paule Constable, and Paul Groothuis.
The show was an instant hit when it premiered in 2016, with the world premiere season selling out before it even opened.
It then went on to win Best Entertainment at the 2017 Olivier Awards, with Mr Bourne being awarded Best Theatre Choreographer.
Mr Bourne said: "I'm so happy to see it return this year, especially as our last tour in 2020 was sadly cut short by the pandemic and left many of our loyal audiences throughout the UK disappointed.
"So, welcome back to the Ballet Lermontov and to paraphrase the great impresario himself… 'It's time to put on the red shoes, Vicky, and dance for us again....'"
