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From December 17 to 30, English National Ballet performs its magical and eccentric production of The Nutcracker. English National Ballet has performed The Nutcracker in London every year since 1950, and this is the last chance to see the current production before a new one is unveiled for 2009. Designer Gerald Scarfe and choreographer Christopher Hampson’s magical show is the ideal Christmas treat for all the family.

This is an unusually jolly Nutcracker… There is a surprising amount of poetry, too, and a totally original look - note the giant refrigerator for the Snowflakes - without departing drastically from the original plot for which Tchaikovsky wrote his magical score. If asked for a one-word summing up, it would have to be ‘fun’.

The Stage

**** ENB’s Nutcracker is a thrill-seeking, crowd-pleasing, visual ‘wow’ topical ‘now’ sort of ballet, with nods to Strictly Come Dancing, paratroopers and an oversized fridge acting as the gateway to the Land of Snow... in terms of fantasy, bold design and - whisper it - accessibility, this Nutcracker invited the delight of all the pint-sized members of our crowd and their stuffy old-guard guardians too.

Metro

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Performance times

• Monday to Saturday evenings at 19.30
  Monday to Sunday matinees at 14.30

Ticket price

• Best available balcony seats
• £10
  Please note: Price is subject to a booking fee of £2.75 per ticket

Ticket delivery

• Your tickets will be posted to your delivery address, unless booked up to five days before the performance, where the tickets will collected at the box office

Event information

• Suitable for five years old and above
• No dress code
• Latecomers are admitted at a suitable break
• Running time: 2 hrs (including one interval)

Venue information
The London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES

• Underground: Charing Cross Station, Leicester Square Station, Embankment Station, Waterloo
• Buses: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 77a, 88, 91, 109, 139, 159 or 176.
• This venue has disabled access - please contact the venue directly for specific details