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FACTS & FIGURES On Tuesday 5 April 2016 Matthew Bourne announced an enchanting new adaptation of the legendary Powell and Pressburger film reuniting the award-winning creative team who brought you the New Adventures’ world-wide hit,Sleeping Beauty (Set & Costume – Lez Brotherston, Lighting – Paule Constable, Sound – Paul Groothuis). This world premiere is set to a new score arranged by Terry Davies using the mesmerising music of golden-age Hollywood composer, Bernard Herrmann (most famous for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles and Martin Scorsese). “Set in the theatrical world of a touring dance (ballet) company, it is actually about dance and dancers. The film’s genius is to make that theatrical world at times surreal, larger than life and highly cinematic. My challenge will be to capture some of that surreal, sensuous quality within the more natural theatre setting.” Matthew Bourne Click here to read the full interview with Bourne about his production of The Red Shoes. FILM FACTS & FIGURES Directed and Produced by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger Written by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger & Keith Winter Based on The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen Starring Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook & Marius Goring Release dates 6 September 1948 (UK) 22 October 1948 (US) Budget £505,581 AWARDS GO FURTHER The Academy Awards, 1949 The Red Shoes: original 1948 Telegraph film review >> The film was nominated for five Oscars and won two Original New York Times review of The Red Shoes >> for Best Art Direction and Best Music. Watch The Red Shoes trailer on YouTube >> Golden Globes, USA 1949 Winner of Best Original Score Buy the movie from Amazon >> BAFTA Awards 1949 Read about the life of Bernard Herrmann >> Nominated for Best British Film Discover the music of Bernard Herrmann on iTunes >> National Board of Review, USA 1948 The Red List gallery of The Red Shoes >> Winner of NBR Award for Top Ten Films Venice Film Festival 1948 Nominated for Grand International Award www.new-adventures.net/the-red-shoes.

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