The National Theatre’s big family Christmas show is a sumptuous adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s classic 1936 children’s ...

I suspect there will be a very un-balletic stampede to the box-office to see this – the first major stage-adaptation of Noel ...

Read our review of *Ballet Shoes*, starring Grace Saif, Yanexi Enrique, Daisy Sequerra and Pearl Mackie, now in performances at the National Theatre to 22 February 2025. Read more theatre reviews on ...

Noel Streatfeild's novel has been adapted by Australian playwright Kendall Feaver and director Katy Rudd, but does it successfully glide from page to stage? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews.

This may not be a perfect show, but it excels in being uplifting and inspiring without being overly saccharine.

Beloved by parents and children alike, the National Theatre has taken on the first major stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild ...

"Suffused with gung-ho spirit, exuberance and larky wit", it is a celebration of plucky young women and "never puts a foot wrong". Feaver and Rudd have done a "magnificent job", agreed Sarah Crompton ...

Ballet Shoes, currently showing at the National Theatre is a moving hymn to the joy of performance and the importance of arts ...