The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker 26/27

The Royal Ballet

THE NUTCRACKER [Revival]

Filmed 10th December 2025

AS LIVE: Tuesday 1st December 2026, 19:15 GMT  

ENCORE: Sunday 13th December 2026, 14:00 GMT

Approximate runtime: 2h 20min / 140min, One Interval

 

Cast:  

The Sugar Plum Fairy MAYARA MAGRI

The Prince REECE CLARKE 

Herr Drosselmeyer JAMES HAY

Clara MARIANNA TSEMBENHOI 

Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker TAISUKE NAKAO 

Creatives: 

Choreography PETER WRIGHT after LEV IVANOV 

Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY  

Conductor CHARLOTTE POLITI 

Original Scenario MARIUS PETIPA after E.T.A. HOFFMANN  

Production and Scenario PETER WRIGHT  

Designer JULIA TREVELYAN OMAN 

Lighting Designer MARK HENDERSON  

Production Consultant ROLAND JOHN WILEY

Synopsis: 

At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops. 

Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs.