The National Theatre's stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild's classic about three sisters who chase their dreams, with Anton Du Beke as Great Uncle Matthew.
Ballet Shoes comes to Milton Keynes Theatre from 18 to 22 January 2028, as part of the National Theatre's UK tour. It's their stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild's classic children's book, which follows three sisters adopted into an unconventional family who have to fight for their dreams in a society not yet ready to embrace ambitious young women.
The story opens in a crumbling house full of dinosaur bones and fossils, where Pauline, Petrova and Posy discover who they are and chase their own passions. It's directed by Katy Rudd, who also did The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and reimagined for the stage by award-winning playwright Kendall Feaver, known for The Almighty Sometimes. Critics have called it 'a masterpiece' and 'spectacular'.
There's a familiar face in the cast: Anton Du Beke, from Strictly Come Dancing, plays Great Uncle Matthew. The production had its London season at the National Theatre in 2025 before heading out on this UK tour, which kicked off in August 2027 with a limited run at London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. Milton Keynes is one of the stops on that tour.
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It runs for five days, from 18 to 22 January 2028, at Milton Keynes Theatre.
