Theatre: Hans Christian Andersen’s The Red Shoes at the Gate Theatre (captioned performance)

This World Premiere season of The Red Shoes has been rescheduled from the original dates by 7 days. This is the first production Selina Cartmell has directed since she took up her new role of Director of the Gate Theatre in April this year. Her priority over the past weeks has been to ensure that she has been available to lead the team at The Gate, alongside her role as director of this new production. This is the third production in THE OUTSIDER her inaugural season. This new era at the Gate has already produced critically acclaimed productions of The Great Gatsby and Tribes.

“When myself and the director Selina Cartmell began talking about this production, we had more questions than answers,” says writer Nancy Harris. “But we were clear on one thing – we did not want to white-wash the darker parts of the story. We knew that dance and music would play a big part, but the basic fairy-tale –wonderful and shocking as it sometimes is – had to stay in place.”

Creative Team
Director……………………………….Selina Cartmell
Set & Costume Designer……….. Monica Frawley
Lighting Designer………………….Paul Keogan
Choreographer………………………Liz Roche
Composer…………………………….Marc Teitler
Associate Director…………………Maisie Lee
Assistant Designer…………………Katie Davenport