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RBO: The Nutcracker (CERT TBC)



  • Corn Exchange Cinema
  • Full Price £17.75  / 
  • Concessions £15.75 (including booking fees)
A man and a woman wearing black masks with white outfits and frilly collars stand on stage

The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. 

Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him. A flicker of hope comes in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer meets at a Christmas party. With some magic, a cosy Christmas gathering turns into a marvellous adventure.

Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker has enchanted audiences since its 1984 premiere, featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite designs.

The Nutcracker is sure to be a festive firecracker for all ages.
 

A large Christmas tree on stage with a girl on point shoes in a white dress below
A person in a royal outfit in gold with her arms in the air standing on a large archway of a door
A man with white hair sits at a dark wooden desk with a turquoise jacket

Duration: 210 mins approx (including interval)

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Choreography: Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov

Conductor: Koen Kessels

Original Scenario: Marius Petipa after E.T.A. Hoffmann 

Production and Scenario: Peter Wright

Designer: Julia Trevelyan Oman

Lighting Designer: Mark Henderson 

Production Consultant: Roland John Wiley

UK, 2025

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