The Red Shoes (NHB Modern Plays): Stage Version

by Nancy Harris

Overview

An orphan girl, adopted by a wealthy Dublin family, is given a pair of beautiful red shoes. At first it appears her dreams have come true... but appearances can be very deceptive.

A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction, premiered at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, in November 2017.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780019963
Publisher:	Hern, Nick Books
Publication date:	12/07/2017
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	568 KB

About the Author

Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was a Danish author, a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems. He is perhaps best remembered for his fairy tales, including 'The Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Snow Queen', 'The Ugly Duckling', 'Thumbelina' and many others.
Nancy Harris is a playwright whose work has been staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and at the Bush and Gate theatres in London. She has also written for television and radio.