{"product_id":"the-red-shoes-stage-version-paperback-2","title":"The Red Shoes (Stage Version) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by), \u003cb\u003eHans Christian Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 7.64 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47448635506909,"sku":"9781839044144","price":45.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/RwE0AV40_49781839044144_4cec4a67-5376-4eb0-8c7f-8a45811c98df.webp?v=1771520576","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-red-shoes-stage-version-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}