Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes in cinemas

The Covid-delayed cinema release of Matthew Bourne's hit show The Red Shoes is finally going ahead. Book now!

Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes, Ashley Shaw as Victoria Page, Glenn Graham as Grischa Ljubov. Photo: Johan Persson
In adapting the legendary Powell/Pressburger film The Red Shoes for the stage four years ago Matthew Bourne created a powerful, engaging work of dance theatre, which instantly won over audiences, garnered a raft of four- and five-star reviews, and proceeded to win two Olivier Awards.

Danced by his New Adventures company, the film of Bourne's The Red Shoes was to be released in cinemas nationwide earlier this year, but it too fell victim to the Covid-19 lockdown. Now, however, we have a firm date for its release throughout the UK and Ireland: Wednesday 30 September.

The cast is led by Ashley Shaw as the ill-fated heroine Victoria Page, with former Royal Ballet principal Adam Cooper – who created the role of The Swan/Stranger in Bourne's landmark Swan Lake – as her Svengali and ultimate destroyer Boris Lermontov.

Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon, Bourne's The Red Shoes is set to music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, with gorgeous designs by Bourne's regular collaborator Lez Brotherston.

You can read Culture Whisper's original four-star review here.

For a full list of participating cinemas and to book click here.


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What Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes in cinemas
Where Curzon Mayfair, 38 Curzon Street, London, , W1J 7TY | MAP
When 30 Sep 20 – 30 Oct 20, In cinemas from 30 September. Times vary according to venue. Dur.: 97 mins
Price £Varies
Website https://www.theredshoescinema.com/




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