South Bank London

Ballet Shoes

A new stage version of Noel Streatfeild’s children’s novel comes to the National this festive season

Dates

23 Nov - 22 Feb 2025

Ticket Information

Tickets from £20

Location Info

Address
National Theatre, London, UK

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 girls with big ambitions, can they forge a future, keep their family together, and even learn a dance or two along the way?

First published in 1936, Ballet Shoes is a heartwarming and uplifting tale of three very different orphaned siblings who follow their passions and work hard to smash ceilings as they strive to lift their family out of poverty.

Bringing this beloved novel to the stage for this special festive production is director Katy Rudd (The Ocean at the End of the Lane), in a new stage version created by Kendall Feaver (The Almighty Sometimes).

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