The Red Shoes
4 Extra Debut. Karen's heart is set on some magic red shoes that she cannot resist wearing, whatever the cost. A dark tale starring Lizzy Watts. From December 2012.
This dark tale collected by Hans Christian Andersen is reimagined for radio by Frances Byrnes and stars Lizzy Watts as the teenage Karen whose vanity and skittishness compel her to demand a forbidden pair of red shoes. But as she had been warned on countless occasions, the red shoes are so imbued with sin and lasciviousness that they utterly destroy her both spiritually and corporally. In so doing, this version of The Red Shoes shirks none of Anderson's ruthlessness or darkness. Fairytale this may be but its bleak warning against wanton behaviour under threat of a violent and bloody demise, holds nothing back from young and old alike.
In The Red Shoes is reimagined for Radio by Frances Byrnes.
The Red Shoes was directed in Belfast by Eoin O'Callaghan.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Karen | Lizzy Watts |
| Give | Lizzy McInnerny |
| Old Lady | Barri Adair |
| The Soldier | Richard Dormer |
| The Shoemaker | David Horowitz |
| The Pastor | Patrick Fitzsymons |
| The Executioner | Mark Lambert |
| The Little Girl | Amy Lee Farmer |
| Writer | Frances Byrnes |
| Director | Eoin O'Callaghan |
Broadcasts
- Christmas Eve 201716:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Christmas Day 201704:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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