Kneehigh
The Red Shoes
Tue 26 - Sat 30 Oct 2010 7.30pm
Theatre: £17.50 (£15.50), £20 (£18), Under 26s £10
Director: Emma Rice
Production Company: Kneehigh
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CloseBased on the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen
Adapted and directed by Emma Rice
Red shoes. Don’t you just love them? They make you dance with delight and spin with possibilities. Your tapping toes teeter on the top of the world.
But what happens when you lose your footing? Would you dare to turn to a butcher to rid you of your heart-stoppingly beautiful red shoes? That’s just what our desperate heroine is compelled to do…
The acclaimed Kneehigh bring you a cracked cabaret where anything is possible and nothing is probable. Surreal and sensuous, bloody and bare – the menacing and profound world of the fairy story is revealed.
Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen, this freshly revived production of The Red Shoes is passionate, irreverent, funny and rude. Like a gust of salty sea air, this award-winning piece fuses live and recorded sound, visually and physically powerful images and a story to make your heart pound.
Kneehigh remain a weather beaten force to be reckoned with.
Dance you shall and Dance you must!
“ their magic makes the theatre crackle with the heat of obsession… a thrilling and unnerving piece of theatre.” Evening Standard
“…giddy, grisly and gorgeous” The Observer
“Delirious, witty, macabre… A show to die for.” The Guardian
Post-Show Talk Wed 27 Oct
Kneehigh will also be back for Christmas with
Hansel & Gretel
Fri 26 Nov – Fri 10 Dec
Click here for further details
Dates & Times
| Tue 26 Oct | Theatre | 7:30pm | ||
| Wed 27 Oct | Theatre | 7:30pm | ||
| Thu 28 Oct | Theatre | 7:30pm | ||
| Fri 29 Oct | Theatre | 7:30pm | ||
| Sat 30 Oct | Theatre | 7:30pm |
Theatre
Seating up to 550, audiences are assured of an excellent view of the stage and comfortable seating in this well-designed auditorium. The theatre stages the best national and international plays and performances, as well as contemporary and international dance, music and comedians.
Performance Images
Part of A Night Less Ordinary
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Past events from A Night Less Ordinary
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We All Fall Down
04 Oct 2009
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It Came from Pilot 2009
08 Oct 2009
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Deep Cut
13 Oct 2009
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Watch Me Fall
20 Oct 2009
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Moby Dick
26 Oct 2009
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A Tempest
01 Nov 2009
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Insane in the Brain
03 Nov 2009
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Actors V Spectators
04 Nov 2009
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The Idiot Colony
09 Nov 2009
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Kellerman
11 Nov 2009
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The Art of Laughter: Jos Houben
13 Nov 2009
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The Night Keeper
14 Nov 2009
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The Black Album
17 Nov 2009
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Cinderella
05 Dec 2009
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The Red Shoes (U)
02 Jan 2010
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Handful of Henna
09 Feb 2010
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Three Sisters
23 Feb 2010
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Forever in Your Debt
02 Mar 2010
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Meeting Joe Strummer
03 Mar 2010
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John Hegley
05 Mar 2010
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How Cold My Toes
07 Mar 2010
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The Forest
10 Mar 2010
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Lemn Sissay
15 Mar 2010
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Superstition Mountain
17 Mar 2010
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Sweet Nothings
27 Apr 2010
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Kursk
04 May 2010
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Britain's Got Bhangra
25 May 2010
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Return
02 Jun 2010
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Sorry!
05 Jun 2010
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The Mermaid Princess
12 Jun 2010
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Apples
14 Jun 2010
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Decky Does A Bronco
21 Jun 2010
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Little Gem
05 Oct 2010
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Tuning Out with Radio Z
14 Oct 2010
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The Thrill Of It All
19 Oct 2010
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The Author
19 Oct 2010
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Bonnie and Clyde
26 Oct 2010
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6.0: How Heap & Pebble Took on the World and Won
02 Nov 2010
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Punk Rock
16 Nov 2010
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Hansel & Gretel
26 Nov 2010
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Pilot
25 Jan 2011
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Third Person: Bonnie & Clyde Redux
15 Feb 2011
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Missing (work in progress)
17 Feb 2011
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Best Before
22 Feb 2011
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A Dish of Tea with Dr Johnson
22 Feb 2011
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Stationary Excess / Pedestrian Double Bill
24 Feb 2011
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The Tempest
03 Mar 2011
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Goucher's War
08 Mar 2011
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And The Horse You Rode In On
15 Mar 2011
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Hamlet the Clown Prince
16 Mar 2011
8 Comments
could you tell me how long the show lasts for?
chris at 2:23pm on Thu 28th Oct 2010
I went to see this show last night, it was amazing. While it was trippy, it had a light humour about it to almost lighten to load. The audience is let to get there own interpretation of it, which is brilliant. I'm never wearing red shows again...
Ruth at 2:52pm on Thu 28th Oct 2010
could you tell me how long the show lasts for?
chris at 3:03pm on Thu 28th Oct 2010
could you tell me how long the show lasts for?
chris at 3:03pm on Thu 28th Oct 2010
Hi Chris
The show is approximately 90mins with no interval so finishes just after 9pm.
Best wishes
Julia
Marketing Team
Warwick Arts Centre Staff
Julia Barry at 4:54pm on Thu 28th Oct 2010
my 2 favourite words: "no interval" :-)
Amy at 4:56pm on Thu 28th Oct 2010
Are a Night Less Ordinary Tickets available for this evening's performance?
Jess at 12:45pm on Fri 29th Oct 2010
Hi Jess
Unfortunately all of the A Night Less Ordinary tickets have gone for The Red Shoes. We do, however, have a special ticket price of £10 for Under 26s.
Best wishes
Julia
Marketing Team
Warwick Arts Centre Staff
Julia Barry at 12:48pm on Fri 29th Oct 2010