English National Ballet's Nutcracker

By Laura Dodge, 13 December 2013

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Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 11 December 2013

The Nutcracker (Wayne Eagling)

English National Ballet

Gavin Sutherland, Conductor

Daria Klimentová, Dancer

Vadim Muntagirov, Dancer

James Streeter, Dancer

Fabian Reimair, Dancer

Laurretta Summerscales, Dancer

Ksenia Ovsyanick, Dancer

Ken Saruhashi, Dancer

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****1

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Naomi Mori, 25th December

National Ballet of Japan’s Nutcracker by Wayne Eagling is a family favourite, with lead dancers Ayako Ono and Yudai Fukuoka giving a flawless performance as the leads.

****1

ENB's Nutcracker: beautiful dancing but blurred narrative

Alexander Simpkins, 14th December

English National Ballet's current Nutcracker shows off the brilliance of the dancers across the ranks but after many years, the weaknesses in the plot and characterisation remain flawed.

***11

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Graham Watts, 2nd November

A curate's egg of dance.

***11

ENB's Nutcracker shows real strength throughout the ranks

Deborah Weiss, 15th December

Wayne Eagling's production for English National Ballet does not show any signs of waning popularity... audiences still want their yearly fix!

***11

English National Ballet's Nutcracker opens another festive run

Graham Watts, 16th December

Despite excellent performances, time needs to be called on Wayne Eagling's Nutcracker.

**111

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Laura Dodge

Laura has a Master’s degree in Ballet Studies from Roehampton University and extensive experience as a dance teacher and in dance marketing. Her writing can be found in a number of magazines and websites including Dancing Times, Londondance.com and Londonist. Her blog is here.

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