Red Red Shoes

A dance drama that won for the author the Arts Council of England’s Children’s Award in 2004.

Synopsis

The play tells the story of Franvera who lives in a country ‘so very near so very far away’ who on her birthday is given a pair of red dancing shoes. When her country collapses into war and ethnic cleansing, the shoes become both her link with her old life and also a symbol of the trauma she suffers.

Cast size

The play was originally written for a cast size of seven, but has also been performed by four, very energetic actor/dancers.

Characters

• Franvera
• Mother
• Father
• Anna
• Old lady
• Red Beard
• Doctor

(The cast takes on various roles as villagers, soldiers, children etc.)

Production history

Red Red Shoes was first produced in a co-production between The Unicorn Theatre and The Place. It has since been performed in America and Germany and by the City of London School for Girls with a cast of around 40.

Red Red Shoes is published by Aurora Metro Press in Plays For Young People (together with Eye of the Storm and Playing from the Heart).
ISBN 0-9536757-1-8

• Available from Aurora Metro Press
• Also available from Amazon
• A German translation is available from Theaterstückverlag München