Robert Helpmann: A Rare Sense of Theatre Kathrine Sorley Walker Sir Robert Helpmann was a consummate man oif the theatre, equally proficient as dancer or actor, in comedy or tragedy, and as a choreographer or director. In this book Kathrine Sorley Walker surveys a career which spanned more than five decades in multiple disciplines. He was a member of the Vic-Wells ballet from 1933 to 1950,partnering Margot Fonteyn in her famous roles. Later he became associated with the Royal Ballet and served as artistic director and choreographer for the Australian Ballet. He is perhaps best known to the general public for his part in The Red Shoes. The author: Kathrine Sorley Walker is a British ballet critic and historian. 224 pages, 16 pages of photographs, paperbound ISBN 978-185273-133-5