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The Nutcracker

Birmingham HippodromeBirmingham, West Midlands, B5 4TB, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Friday 20 November 202619:30
Saturday 21 November 202614:30
Saturday 21 November 202619:30
Sunday 22 November 202613:00
Tuesday 24 November 202619:30
Wednesday 25 November 202619:30
Thursday 26 November 202614:00
Thursday 26 November 202619:30
Friday 27 November 202619:30
Saturday 28 November 202614:30
Show 18 more dates
Programme
The NutcrackerMusic: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
Choreography: Sir Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon
Performers
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Sir Peter WrightDirector
John MacfarlaneSet Designer
David FinnLighting Designer

At the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, Clara tiptoes downstairs and is swept away on an unforgettable magical journey…

At her parents’ lavish Christmas party, Clara is given a mysterious Nutcracker Doll. Once all the guests have left, she sneaks downstairs to find her present and comes face-to-face with the fearsome King Rat, ready to do battle with the Nutcracker and his band of toy soldiers. As soon as King Rat is vanquished, Clara is whisked away on a magical adventure with the Nutcracker, travelling through swirling snowflakes to an enchanting kingdom where she is transformed into the Sugar Plum Fairy.

*The performance on 1 December is a relaxed performance, with a 15-minute introduction to the characters and the story followed by an adapted performance of Sir Peter Wright’s production from which some elements have been cut so that the performance is 1 hour 45 minutes long.

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