{"product_id":"the-red-shoes-stage-version-9781839044144","title":"The Red Shoes (Stage Version)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFabulously creepy...delightfully sinister...\u003ci\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e barely puts a foot wrong. --\u003ci\u003eWhatsOnStage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an orphaned young woman is taken in by some local do-gooders, she is expected to be seen and not heard. Dazzled by a pair of beautiful shoes, she sees in them an opportunity to shine--but soon her feet betray her, taking her to places she does not wish to go.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Harris's version of \u003ci\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire, and destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include: \u003ci\u003eSomewhere Out There You\u003c\/i\u003e (Abbey Theatre Dublin, 2023); \u003ci\u003eTwo Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e (Bridge Theatre, London, 2019); \u003ci\u003eThe Beacon\u003c\/i\u003e (Druid, 2019); \u003ci\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e, after Hans Christian Andersen (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2017); \u003ci\u003eOur New Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (Bush Theatre, London, 2012); and \u003ci\u003eNo Romance\u003c\/i\u003e (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Christian Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e (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 \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor's New Clothes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThumbelina\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51834670907666,"sku":"9781839044144","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_60608493-a789-49a4-9c2b-03994eae47b2.jpg?v=1767098985","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-red-shoes-stage-version-9781839044144","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}