Casting is complete for the National Theatre's stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s best-selling book Ballet Shoes. Penned by Kendall Feaver (The Almighty Sometimes), the festive family show will begin performances in the Olivier November 23 prior to an official London opening December 5.

Directed by Katy Rudd, newly announced cast members include Yanexi Enriquez as Petrova Fossil and Pearl Mackie as Sylvia plus ensemble members Stacy Abalogun, Philip Labey, Sharol Mackenzie, Nuwan Hugh Perera, and Katie Singh with onstage swing Katie Lee.

These artists join the previously reported Sonya Cullingford as Winifred, Jenny Galloway as Nana, Nadine Higgin as Theo Dane, Helen Lymbery as Doctor Jakes, Xolishweh Ana Richards as Ballerina, Sid Sagar as Jayan Saravanan, Grace Saif as Pauline Fossil, Justin Salinger as GUM, and Daisy Sequerra as Posy Fossil, along with ensemble members Eryck Brahmania, Cordelia Braithwaite, Michelle Cornelius, Courtney George, and Georges Hann.

The play is set in a crumbling house full of dinosaur bones and fossils, as three adopted sisters—Pauline, Petrova, and Posy—are learning who they are and what they want to be under the watchful eyes of their guardian Sylvia, Nana, and some unlikely lodgers. But in a world that wasn’t built for women with big ambitions, can they forge a future and keep their family together?

The creative team also includes set designer Frankie Bradshaw, costume designer Samuel Wyer, choreographer Ellen Kane, composer Asaf Zohar, dance arranger and orchestrator Gavin Sutherland, lighting designer Paule Constable, sound designer Ian Dickinson for Autograph, video designer Ash J Woodward, casting director Bryony Jarvis-Taylor, dialect coach Penny Dyer, voice coaches Cathleen McCarron and Tamsin Newlands, associate choreographer Jonathan Goddard, and staff director Aaliyah Mckay.

Performances will continue through February 22, 2025.

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