The Nutcracker

Music · 2023

Clara is given an enchanted Nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. As midnight strikes, she creeps downstairs to find a magical adventure awaiting her and her Nutcracker. The magician Drosselmeyer transforms the drawing room into a battle between mice and toy soldiers. During the battle, Clara saves the Nutcracker’s life – so breaking a magical spell that turned him from a boy to a toy – and the Mouse King is defeated. In celebration, Drosselmeyer sweeps Clara and the Nutcracker off to the Kingdom of Sweets, where they meet the Sugar Plum Fairy and take part in a wonderful display of dances. The next morning, Clara’s adventures seem to have been more than just a dream.

Starring

Koen Kessels, Akane Takada, Cesar Corrales, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Marius Petipa, Christopher Saunders, Isabella Gasparini, Julia Trevelyan Oman, Luca Acri, Mark Henderson