The Nutcracker
The perfect festive family treat
Journey back in time with English National Ballet to a frost-covered, gas lit world and join Clara, her Nutcracker doll and the magician Drosselmeyer in this traditional, festive tale for all the family.
In a world of Edwardian elegance, The Nutcracker brings to life the eternally popular Tchaikovsky score featuring the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Waltz of the Flowers.
On an enchanted Christmas Eve, under the heavy boughs of the candlelit tree Clara battles with the Mouse King and falls in love with a handsome prince. As the air grows colder and snowflakes begin to fall, Clara and her valiant Nutcracker take a hot balloon ride across the frost-dusted London skyline to the glistening Land of Snow where her adventure really begins.
This classical production is a magical, memorable and unmissable Christmas treat.
The performance runs for approximately two hours, including one 20-minute interval.
Music Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography Wayne Eagling
Based on a concept by Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling
Design Peter Farmer
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**** “… utterly traditional, thoroughly captivating”
Sunday Telegraph**** “A Christmas cracker”
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