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In Europe and North America, there’s no question about which is the most popular ballet ever created: Marius Petipa’s The Nutcracker is miles ahead of the pack. It has become a staple Christmas family entertainment, even for people who are not habitual ballet-goers.
Children of all ages love The Nutcracker. For many dancers, it was a performance of Nutcracker that first brought them into ballet. If you're thinking of treating your family this coming Christmas, search below for productions happening near you: there's usually at least one in most countries!
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Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium
Budapest
Dec 16, 18, 20, 21 mat, 23 mat, eve, 24 mat, 25 mat, eve, 26 mat, 27, 28 mat, eve, 30, 2026 Jan 02 mat, eve, 03 mat, 04, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11 mat, eve
The Nutcracker
Hungarian National Ballet, Marsovszky, Csaba Tóth, Dobszay, Vavrinecz, Rományi, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Oláh, Hungarian State Opera Children's Chorus, Hungarian National Ballet Institute, Hajzer, Dénes-Worowski, Petipa, Ivanov
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The London Coliseum
London
Dec 16, 17 mat, eve, 18 mat, eve, 19 mat, eve, 20 mat, eve, 22 mat, eve, 23 mat, eve, 24 mat, 26, 27 mat, eve, 28 mat, 29 mat, eve, 30 mat, eve, 31 mat, 2026 Jan 02 mat, 03 mat, mat, 04 mat, 06 mat, 07, 08 mat, eve, 09 mat, 10 mat, mat, 11 mat
The Nutcracker
English National Ballet, Seletskaja, Bird, Pyant, English National Ballet Philharmonic, Bueno, Souza, Rodrigues, Lee, Haw, Nevzorova, Petipa, Ivanov, Watkin, Smith
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London
11 Dec 2025
Candy-crazed: English National Ballet’s sweet-toothed Nutcracker returns
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London
22 Nov 2025
The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker: exceptional performances
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London
29 Dec 2024
Birmingham Royal Ballet enchants in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker
