MEOW MEOW’S
THE RED SHOES

MEOW MEOW’S
THE RED SHOES

  • 4 Oct – 9 Nov 25 Upstairs Theatre

MEOW MEOW’S
THE RED SHOES

Creator and Performer Meow Meow
In collaboration with Director Kate Champion

  • Venue Upstairs Theatre
  • Dates 4 Oct – 9 Nov 25
  • Content warning

    Approximate running times of each production are uploaded to the production page as soon as that information becomes available. During the rehearsal period running times are liable to change given the extensive workshopping and development each production undergoes before it reaches the stage.

    Content warnings will also be uploaded to each production page as they are advised.

    Should you wish to speak to a member of staff regarding running times, content warnings or any other show related queries, our box office can be contacted on 02 9699 3444.

  • Co-Produced with
  • Instruments generously supplied by
    • image description

Dance we will and dance we must.

From a chorus of hairy fawns to singing swans and showgirl stars, experience an unforgettable, frenetic song-and-dance into meaning. A musical celebration that will shock you out of stagnancy and into ecstatic oblivion from “the queen of chanson” (Berliner Zeitung) with “devilish funny bones and heavenly vocal chords” (Evening Standard UK), Meow Meow.

Having wowed New York’s Carnegie Hall, the world-renowned creator behind Meow Meow’s Little Match Girl and Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid now urgently remedies The Red Shoes. This fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen brutally punished its covetous protagonist with an ever-dancing curse that propelled her far from heaven’s gates. Meow Meow asks: what if she could never start dancing at all? Can we save her? Can we save the world?!

Leave in love with life again.

Remember why you wanted to dance in the first place.

Here’s a treat. If you’ve seen Meow’s other great takes like The Little Mermaid or Little Match Girl you’ll know there’s sophisticated silliness and seductive allure, combined with astonishing renderings of some great songs, old and new. Meow sells out wherever she goes, from Carnegie Hall to Spiegeltents around the world – I’m sure the Belvoir stage will be a perfect fit for her newest extravaganza. – Eamon

Performance Times

Weekly Times

  • tuesday 6:30pm

    Except 7 Oct at 7:30pm

  • wednesday 6:30pm
  • thursday 1pm & 7:30pm

    No 1pm performance on 9 Oct & 23 Oct

  • friday 7:30pm
  • saturday 2pm & 7:30pm

    No 2pm performance on 4 Oct

  • sunday 5pm

    Except 5 Oct at 6:30pm & 9 Nov at 2pm

  • image description Preview Session
  • image description Special Performance
  • image description School Performance

Save with Season Tickets!

With 4-play packages starting from $190 plus a range of ticket types and concessions, there is a package to suit everyone!

General release tickets on sale Tuesday 11th February 2025

Join Us

TEAM

  • Meow Meow
    Creator and Performer
  • KATE CHAMPION
    Director
    image description

    Kate was the founding Artistic Director of Force Majeure (2002-15), a revolutionary dance theatre company based in Sydney. She has worked in theatre, dance, film, circus, opera and musical theatre with arts companies and institutes including Belvoir (Under The Influence, Cloudstreet, Food, My Urrwai, A Taste of Honey, Every Brilliant Thing, My Brilliant Career), Sydney […]

    Read full bio
  • Cast

  • Meow Meow
  • Creatives

  • Jethro Woodward
    Musical Director and Sound Designer
  • Dann Barber
    Set and Costume Design

Information
for schools

  • Book your performance

      * Required fields

    TERM FOUR

    See this play for:
    THEATRICALITY
    MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

    Recommended for Years 10 – 12

    Curriculum Links

    Drama
    Stage 5
    • Appreciating
      (Outcomes 5.3.1, 5.3.2)
    Stage 6
    Preliminary
    • Improvisation, Playbuilding, Acting (P1.7, P1.8, P2.1, P2.2, P2.6, P3.1)
    • Elements of Production in Performance
      (Outcomes P2.6, P3.1, P3.2)
    • Theatrical Traditions and Performance Styles
      (Outcomes P2.6, P3.1, P3.2)
    HSC
    • Individual Project: Performance, Design
    MUSIC
    Stage 5
    • Listening (Outcomes 4.7, 4.8)
    Stage 6

    PRELIMINARY

    • Contexts – Music and the Related Arts, Theatre Music (musicals)
    • Musicology, Aural
    Stage 6

    HSC

    • (Outcomes H5, H6, H7, H8)

    Schools Performances

    All schools performances are followed by a Q&A session with the cast.
    • Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:30am

    Tickets are only $25 per student with one complimentary teacher ticket for every ten students booked.

    Evening and Matinee Performances

    School groups can book any general public performance. Book our Thursday 1PM matinees for the schools performance price of $25 per ticket, or an evening performance from $45 per student.

    What to expect

    Belvoir creates for a wide audience and our productions may contain mature content. Accurate information about productions including running times and content is available once rehearsals have begun.

    Contact Us

    For more information about our education programs, please get in touch.

    Head of Education Jane May
    Education Coordinator Claudia Ware
    +61 (2) 8396 6241

    Book your performance

    Complete this form to request tickets for Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes
    Want to book multiple productions? Head to our full Schools Booking request

      * Required fields

      SUPPORT EDUCATION

      Help us break down barriers, build confidence and unleash creativity – make your donation today.