Theater Shoes

By: Noel Streatfeild

Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre

Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

A beautiful gift edition of the beloved classic about three orphan siblings and their love of music, theater, and dance.

When orphans Sorrel, Mark, and Holly are sent to live with their grandmother, a famous English actress, she enrolls them in the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training, the same academy that made the orphans from Ballet Shoes famous so long ago. It's the chance of a lifetime, but the academy won't give the children the "proper" education their parents would have wanted. However, the children learn to love the academy when they find out that Sorrel has dramatic flair, Mark can sing, and Holly charms everyone with her adorable, impish ways. Maybe talent does run in the family.

This classic children's story is perfect for kids who dream of being on stage - dancing, singing, or acting. Don't miss the other classic Noel Streatfeild stories, Ballet Shoes, Skating Shoes, and Dancing Shoes!

©1945 Noel Streatfeild (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group.

Critic reviews

"Narrator Elizabeth Sastre does a marvelous job of capturing the gentle innocence of the youngsters during such a tumult." (School Library Journal)

That's Not a Briefcase!

Although the reading is good in general, the substitution of some words is distracting. For example, why substitute "briefcase" for "attache case"? They are not the same thing. The reader can also be a bit heavy handed with accents, such as Uncle Mose's catchphrase, where it sounds as if he is growling.

Incredible

This book is incredible my daughter has listened to it 4 times and also loves ballet shoes and dancing shoes.
Miss streatfield did a amazing job with this book I would definitely recommend all of her other amazing books.

We LOVE this book!

We listened to Ballet Shoes a couple years ago and LOVED it. This one is just as good! We have listened to both many times and still throughly enjoy them! The plot is interesting, the characters very entertaining and likeable, and the overall effect is charming. And Elizabeth Sastre is a very talented reader! We would strongly recommend this book to anyone.

Great book, great performance!

Would you consider the audio edition of Theater Shoes to be better than the print version?

It's hard for me to choose. The audio version brings it to life, for sure. But I also have the book and it's enjoyable to curl up with on a rainy day.

What did you like best about this story?

Just the whole theme. The performing arts school, the children dealing with a very new side of their family. There was so much to love.

Have you listened to any of Elizabeth Sastre’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, all the audiobooks in the Shoes series and I absolutely love her voice in all of them. This one's the same, full of emotion and life.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes! And I've done so many times, just like with the other books in the series.

Any additional comments?

I just love it. Don't hesitate, get it. A nice story to listen to whether on a road trip, taking a relaxing break, or just want a short story to read. I only wish there were more!

Best book ever!<br /><br />

It's very fun. "theater Shoes "is about three Children who's mother is dead and ther father is missing. They go to ther grandmother in london, the eldest show telent in acting,the second has a remarkable Voice, eCt. eCt. I Won't tell the Whole StOry here. I would Spoil the whole
story. yOu sould hear it. enjoy!(Sorry about the spelling and grammer)

Enjoyed this as much as my kids

Captivating personalities, interesting to hear about life in WWII London, we thoroughly enjoyed this story. Likes it as much as Ballet Shoes.

Such a lovely story

I’m not saying every Noel Streatfeild book is amazing but I haven’t met one I did not like. This was great as usual and the narrator is fabulous.

Nothing

Very confusing to hear not interesting g g h h h. H h h h I j

unabridged???

this is one of my favourite books, and has been for over 20 years. so i was really pleased to find an unabridged recording. except, some of my favourite lines were missing. its possible of course that they never were in the american edition of this book, but i can't really see why that would be. what there was was good, other than hannah's own words in the hymns being unaccountably spoken rather than sung (the narrator obviously knew the tunes), which lowered the humour. but to leave out mark's description of his voice as a long grey man with a feather in his mouth seems a little strange.

Get ready to adjust your volume up and down...

I love listening to these stories when I go to sleep. However, whoever produced this particular audiobook did not take that into consideration... the narrator speaks in a soft voice... and then it's very loud and I have to turn it down... and then I can't hear her and I have to turn it back up... and then she does a very loud voice again... over and over and over until finally, I just shut it off. Producers...consider that people are listening to this on headphones! We do not want to have to adjust the volume up and down every 30 seconds!