MATTHEW BOURNE’S
DOUBLE OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING
SMASH HIT PRODUCTION OF
THE RED SHOES
OPENING AT THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH
IN NOVEMBER 2025
New Adventures is delighted to announce further tour dates for Matthew Bourne’s double Olivier award-winning, smash hit production of THE RED SHOES which returns for a 2025/26 tour for the first time since its 2020 tour was cut short due to the pandemic.
THE RED SHOES will open at Theatre Royal Plymouth from Monday 17th - Satirday 22nd November before visiting The Lowry, Salford, ahead of the previously announced 7-week annual Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells, marking New Adventures’ 23rd consecutive Christmas season at the venue. In 2026, THE RED SHOES will tour to Nottingham and Southampton, with further tour venues to be announced.
A sell-out before its world premiere season opened in 2016, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant adaptation of the legendary film went on to win Best Entertainment at the 2017 Olivier Awards, with Matthew Bourne winning the award for Best Theatre Choreographer. The show then returned for a national tour in 2019.
A timeless fairytale and Academy Award-winning movie, THE RED SHOES has captivated audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its powerful tale of obsession, possession and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page lives to dance but her ambitions become a fierce struggle between the two men who inspire her passion.
Matthew Bourne’s magical double Olivier Award-winning production of the legendary Powell and Pressburger film is set to a score orchestrated by Terry Davies, featuring the mesmerizing music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, with sumptuous designs by Lez Brotherston (set and costumes), Paule Constable (lighting) and Paul Groothuis (sound).
An intoxicating drama where life imitates art with fateful consequences, THE RED SHOES will dazzle your senses and break your heart.
THE RED SHOES is supported using public funds by Arts Council England.
Tickets will be on sale soon. For access to priority booking, take a look at TRP’s membership options: https://theatreroyal.com/join/memberships/
All details in this article are correct at time of publishing and are subject to change.
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