Choreography Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Music Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor Boris Gruzin
Designer Julia Trevelyan Oman
   
The Sugar Fairy Plum Lauren Cuthbertson
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Clara Francesca Hayward

The Royal Ballet's glorious production of The Nutcracker, created by Peter Wright in 1984, is the production par excellence of an all-time ballet favourite. It is Christmas Eve and Herr Drosselmeyer the magician sweeps young Clara away on a fantasy adventure in which time is suspended, the family living-room becomes a great battlefield, and a magical journey takes them through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets. Tchaikovsky's glittering score, the gorgeous festive stage designs, and The Royal Ballet's captivating dancing including an exquisite pas de deux between the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince, make this Nutcracker the quintessential Christmas experience.