| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | MC/1/2 |
| Creator Name | Monica Collingwood |
| Title | "The Red Shoes" press cuttings |
| Date | c1948 |
| Extent | 1 folder, 7 items |
| Description | The file consists of press cuttings related to the ballet film production of The Red Shoes, four of which have been glued on to brown cardboard. The press cuttings have been taken from Theatre Today and Ballet Today. On the back of one sheet featuring the portrait of Moira Shearer can be found Vaslav Nijinsky's horoscope. |
| Language | English |
| Administrative History | The Red Shoes is a British film production from 1948 by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Loosely based on the fairy tale "The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Andersen, the film employed the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company staring Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann and Lonide Massine with choreography by the latter two. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Related Material | MC 2/3, "The Red Shoes" - photographs; MC 3/F, "The Tales of Hoffmann" film production (1951) |