Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes has always carried a glow of nostalgia, not least for me, as my mother adored the novel and the Fossil sisters helped spark my early love of theatre. This festive ...

Set in a fossil-filled crumbling house in Cromwell Road, the plot is about the absent-minded and often physically absent palaeontologist Great Uncle Matthew (GUM), who takes in three orphans: Pauline ...

Since the early days of Hollywood, the high stakes world of ballet has often made for a compelling onscreen drama. Filmmakers have showcased the dance form in both narrative and non-fiction stories, ...

The National Theatre is presenting the first major stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s best-selling book Ballet Shoes. Adapted by Kendall Feaver (The Almighty Sometimes), this family show will ...

The cast includes Sienna Arif-Knights as Petrova Fossil, Julie Armstrong in the Ensemble, Raj Bajaj as Jai, Rosie Boore in the Ensemble, Eryck Brahmania as Prince, Chrissy Brooke in the Ensemble, Nina ...