The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

53.33% | Jan 01, 1985 | TV Movie, Family

Sir Peter Wright’s 1984 version of The Nutcracker for The Royal Ballet, still performed by the Company, stays close to Hoffmann’s original tale. It emphasises Drosselmeyer’s mission to find a young girl – Clara – who can break the curse imposed by the Mouse King on his nephew Hans Peter and thus restore him to human form. References to Nuremberg and German Christmas traditions are present in the settings, with a kingdom of marzipan featured in Act 2.

Featured Cast

Julia Trevelyan Oman
Production Design
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Costume Design

Cast

Sugar Plum Fairy
Lesley Collier
Sugar Plum Fairy
Sugar Plum Fairy's Prince
Anthony Dowell
Sugar Plum Fairy's Prince
Drosselmeyer
Michael Coleman
Drosselmeyer
Nutcracker / Hans-Peter
Guy Niblett
Nutcracker / Hans-Peter

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