TWO Russian ballerinas missed a show after being arrested for shoplifting at Primark in Gravesend.

The Rudolf Nureyev Russian State Ballet Company were on stage at Woodville Halls, two dancers short.

A police spokesman said: "We attended Primark in New Road, Gravesend at around 2pm on Wednesday, October 31. Two 16-year-old women were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting, both were cautioned and later released by police."