The production will begin performances from the 23rd November.
Casting has now been announced for the upcoming stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s novel, which has been adapted for the stage by Kendall Feaver (The Almighty Sometimes).
Opening at the National Theatre’s Olivier space this November, the cast will include: Melanie-Joyce Bermudez (Petrova Fossil), Eryck Brahmania (ensemble), Cordelia Braithwaite (ensemble), Michelle Cornelius (ensemble), Sonya Cullingford (Winifred), Jenny Galloway (Nana), Courtney George (ensemble), Georges Hann (ensemble), Nadine Higgin (Theo Dane), Helena Lymbery (Doctor Jakes), Xolishweh Ana Richards (Ballerina), Sid Sagar (Jayan Saravanan), Grace Saif (Pauline Fossil), Justin Salinger (GUM) and Daisy Sequerra (Posy Fossil). Further casting has yet to be announced.
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?
Ballet Shoes is set to be directed by Katy Rudd, who returns to the National Theatre following her acclaimed production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
As well as her direction, the creative team behind the production includes: set design by Frankie Bradshaw, costume design by Samuel Wyer, choreography by Ellen Kane, composition by Asaf Zohar, lighting design by Paule Constable, sound design by Ian Dickinson for Autograph, casting by Bryony Jarvis-Taylor and associate choreography by Jonathan Goddard.
To book tickets visit: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/ballet-shoes/