The Nutcracker

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The Nutcracker description

You argue and bicker all the time. It drives everyone nuts. Then your eccentric auntie gives you a mysterious nutcracker, and your Christmas festivities take on a scary new face. That's what happens to brother and sister Clara and Fritz, whose thrilling adventures take them into The Mousey Realm where the evil many-headed Mouse King is determined to ruin Christmas. Will they stop arguing for long enough to stop him? Brilliantly silly, funny, colourful, and vibrant, this adaptation of the classic ballet comes from the beloved Olivier Award-nominated theatre company Little Bulb (Wolf Witch Giant Fairy, CBeebies’ Christmas Panto).

Written and devised by Clare Beresford, Dominic Conway, Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, Caroline Partridge, Alexander Scott, Edith Tankus and Shamira Turner, the fun is directed by Alexander Scott. There's Musical direction by Clare Beresford and Dominic Conway, Design by Sam Wilde, Lighting design by Joshua Pharo, and Sound design by Sharon Tsang. Expect a visually inspiring spectacle full of creative cardboard cut-outs, laugh-out-loud comedy, funky festive music, joyous chaos and cheese, along with musical mice, loads of larger-than-life characters and a big fat feel-good factor.

Playing at St Martins Theatre (venue info)

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