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Performance dates
7 December 2021 - 30 January 2022
Run time 1 hour 55 minutes including 1 interval
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The sweetest of all Matthew Bourne’s Christmas treats returns to London for a limited season at Sadler’s Wells Theatre. It’s a Nutcracker! like no other, adored by critics and audiences alike. With family-sized helpings of Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from a darkly comic Christmas Eve at Dr. Dross’ Orphanage, through a shimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of Sweetieland, influenced by the lavish Hollywood musicals of the 1930’s.
Tchaikovsky’s glorious score and Anthony Ward’s delectable sets and costumes combine with Bourne’s dazzling choreography to create a fresh and charmingly irreverent interpretation of the traditional Christmas favourite. Expect a sprinkling of delicious new surprises in this reinvented production for 2021.
Hailed by The Observer as “the undisputed king of dance theatre”, master storyteller Matthew Bourne and his New Adventures company have produced some of the most successful dance productions of the last two decades including The Red Shoes, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Edward Scissorhands and most recently his acclaimed reimagining of Romeo and Juliet.
Special notes
From Tuesday 14 December until further notice, upon arrival at Sadler’s Wells and the Peacock Theatre, as well as your e-tickets, all members of your party over the age of 11 must demonstrate their COVID-19 status to gain entry in ONE of the following ways:
Full Vaccination: Status provided by COVID Pass via NHS app or NHS website, Letter via NHS website or calling 119, or a Vaccine card and photo ID. OR Documentation to prove a negative PCR/ Lateral Flow test has been taken within the 48 hours prior to attendance: Status provided by COVID Pass via NHS app or NHS website or NHS-Self Report Tool confirmation email and/or text message, OR Natural Immunity: Status provided by COVID Pass via NHS app or NHS website, Letter via NHS website or calling 119.
