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The Red Shoes (NHB Modern Plays) [EPUB ebook]
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An orphan girl, adopted by a wealthy Dublin family, is given a pair of beautiful red shoes. At first it appears her dreams have come true… but appearances can be very deceptive.
A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction, premiered at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, in November 2017.

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Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was a Danish author, a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems. He is perhaps best remembered for his fairy tales, including 'The Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Snow Queen', 'The Ugly Duckling', 'Thumbelina' and many others.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 96 ● ISBN 9781780019963 ● File size 0.6 MB ● Publisher Nick Hern Books ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5546496 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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