The National Theatre today announced full casting for the festive return of Kendall Feaver’s acclaimed adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s best-selling book Ballet Shoes as rehearsals begin on the South Bank.
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?
Directed by Katy Rudd with set designer Frankie Bradshaw, costume designer Samuel Wyer, choreographer Ellen Kane, composer Asaf Zohar, dance arrangements and orchestrations Gavin Sutherland.
The National Theatre is collaborating throughout the Ballet Shoes run with Coram, the UK’s first and longest continuing children’s charity who provide adoption services for families and children across the capital and beyond.
Ballet Shoes forms part of Director and Co-CEO Indhu Rubasingham’s inaugural season.
National Theatre from 17th November 2025 – 21st February 2026.
Booking and full details: nationaltheatre.org.uk
