Ballet Shoes
By Noel Streatfeild
In a new version by Kendall Feaver
Booking and details
Olivier Theatre
National Theatre, South Bank, London SE1 9PX
The bestselling book revitalised for the stage
In a crumbling house full of dinosaur bones and fossils, three adopted sisters – Pauline, Petrova and Posy – are learning who they are and what they want to be.
Under the watchful eyes and guidance of their guardian Sylvia, Nana, and some unlikely lodgers, they fight to pursue their individual passions. But in a world that wasn’t built for women with big ambitions, can they forge a future, keep their family together, and even learn a dance or two along the way?
Katy Rudd (The Ocean at the End of the Lane) returns to the National Theatre to direct this spectacular re-imagining of Noel Streatfeild’s beloved novel, in a new version by Kendall Feaver (The Almighty Sometimes).
Performed From 23 November in the Olivier Theatre.
Reviews
A playful, graceful adaptation – and a palpable hit
Telegraph
This superlative adaptation never puts a foot wrong
Evening Standard
If you see one show this Christmas season, make it the effusive, lovable Ballet Shoes
Independent
A perfect joy
The i
Springs from page to stage with panache
WhatsOnStage
Suitability
Please note: This production contains themes of adoption and death. Suitable for ages 7+
Supporters
This production is supported by Rosetrees Trust. This is an Edgerton New Plays Commission. New Play Commissions are also supported by the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
Cast
Melanie-Joyce Bermudez
Petrova Fossil
Melanie-Joyce Bermudez
Eryck Brahmania
Ensemble
Eryck Brahmania
Cordelia Braithwaite
Ensemble
Cordelia Braithwaite
Michelle Cornelius
Ensemble
Michelle Cornelius
Sonya Cullingford
Winifred
Sonya Cullingford
Jenny Galloway
Nana
Jenny Galloway
Courtney George
Ensemble
Courtney George
Georges Hann
Ensemble
Georges Hann
Nadine Higgin
Theo Dane
Nadine Higgin
Helena Lymbery
Doctor Jakes
Helena Lymbery
Xolisweh Ana Richards
Ballet Dancer / Ensemble
Xolisweh Ana Richards
Sid Sagar
Jayan Saravanan
Sid Sagar
Grace Saif
Pauline Fossil
Grace Saif
Justin Salinger
Gum / Fidolia
Justin Salinger
Daisy Sequerra
Posy Fossil
Daisy Sequerra
Production team
Playwright
Director
Set Designer
Frankie Bradshaw
Frankie Bradshaw
For the National Theatre: Dear Octopus, Blues for an Alabama Sky and Shakespeare for young audiences: Hamlet (also on a UK schools tour)
Costume Designer
Choreographer
Composer
Asaf Zohar
Asaf Zohar
Dance Arrangements and Orchestration
Gavin Sutherland
Gavin Sutherland
Lighting Designer
Paule Constable
Paule Constable
Recent National Theatre includes: Nye (also Wales Millennium Centre), Till the Stars Come Down, The Confessions, Dixon and Daughters, The Normal Heart, The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call and The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Sound Designer
Ian Dickinson for Autograph
Ian Dickinson for Autograph
Ian Dickinson is an award-winning sound designer and with extensive credits in the UK and internationally.
Casting Director
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Associate Choreographer
Jonathan Goddard
Jonathan Goddard
Staff Director
Ticket prices
Monday – Saturday evenings and matinees:
£25, £39, £59, £79, £99
Previews 23 – 29 November:
£20, £35, £49, £64, £79
For concessions and discounts, see Ways to save
Please note the 6.30pm start time on the following Tuesday performances: 10 Dec, 17 Dec, 7 Jan, 14 Jan, 21 Jan and 28 Jan.
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Prices may change according to demand
What's on guide
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Assisted performances
No Captioned performances available.
No BSL Interpreted performances available.
No Audio described performances available.
No Chilled performance available.
No Dementia-friendly performances available.
No Relaxed performance available.
Further performances to be announced, which will feature more assisted performances, including BSL.
Audio-described performances are preceded by a Touch Tour, 90 minutes before the performance start time. Call the Access line on 020 7452 3961 to book Touch Tours.
We have an allocation of tickets held for members of our Access scheme and if any of the assisted performances above are shown as “Sold Out”, tickets may still be available: Please log in to your account to view all available tickets, or call Box Office on 020 7452 3961
Smart caption glasses
Will not be available for performances of Ballet Shoes.
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