Classics in the Dome: The Red Shoes (1948)
Cinema’s most intoxicating love triangle - not on a tiny screen, but blown beautifully up in our immersive dome.
Description:
The Red Shoes — A Night of Dance, Drama & Dazzling Colour
Step into one of cinema’s most intoxicating love triangles - not on a tiny screen, but blown beautifully up in our immersive dome.
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger’s The Red Shoes (1948) is a Technicolor feast and a ballet spectacle that asks the old question: choose love, or choose the stage?
Perfect for a Valentine’s double-date - or for anyone who wants to fall in love with film again.
Why this screening is unmissable
- A sensory spectacle: The film will be shown on a flat screen in our immersive dome, with monstrous, room-filling sound fed through 5,000 speakers for powerful, crystalline audio - you’ll feel the orchestra and every footfall as if you’re in the theatre.
- Ballet like you’ve never seen it: The legendary “Red Shoes” ballet sequence - hallucinatory, theatrical and suffused with vivid reds and jewel tones - the colour and movement come to life.
- A Valentine’s drama: Screening the night before Valentine’s Day - bring your partner (or your passion for great cinema). The film’s central dilemma - love versus creative obsession - makes this more than a movie: it’s a daring Valentine’s story.
- Historic, innovative cinema: A technical and artistic milestone, The Red Shoes won Academy Awards (including Best Original Score and Best Art Direction) and features Jack Cardiff’s ravishing Technicolor cinematography; its restored version premiered anew for modern audiences and has been preserved in 4K.
- A homegrown dance connection: We’re showing it in Market Hall Plymouth’s immersive dome - right here in Devonport’s Creative Quarter - soon after Matthew Bourne’s acclaimed stage adaptation performed in Theatre Royal Plymouth, proving this city’s hunger for dance-on-stage and dance-on-screen experiences.
Fast facts:
- Directors: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger.
- Runtime: approx. 135 minutes.
- Restoration: The film’s modern restored edition brings the colour and sound back with astonishing clarity.
- Legacy: A foundational film for generations of filmmakers and cinephiles - its visual daring and musical integration have inspired directors and restorers worldwide.
Who should come:
- Couples looking for a bold, romantic night out.
- Ballet lovers and dance-curious audiences.
- Film buffs who want to experience a classic in vivid restored colour and immersive sound.
- Anyone who loves big cinematic emotions - on a grand, sonic scale.
Tickets & Dates:
- Date: Friday, 13 February (one performance only)
- Price: £8.50 (general admission, plus VAT and fees); £7.00 (limited concession tickets, plus VAT and fees)
- Venue: Immersive Dome, Market Hall Plymouth — a restored Grade II listed building now hosting cutting-edge screenings.
- Limited seats to preserve the dome experience - tickets will sell fast. Reserve now and make this Valentine’s week unforgettable.
Book your tickets and step into the dance - because some loves are worth watching (and hearing) in the largest possible way.
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