The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

“The Nutcracker”

A re-staging of the Royal Ballet's 1985 production, with Anthony Dowell - this time as Drosselmeyer - and a new supporting cast. This Royal Ballet production of The Nutcracker (staged by Peter Wright) is a mix of the Balanchine and Vainonen schools of the Nutcracker. The Balanchine version of the Nutcracker emphasizes the child s fantasy: a land of sweets, with comic relief. The Vainonen Nutcracker emphasizes the romantic dreams of an adolescent.

Screenplay

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Director

Ross MacGibbon

Director

Roger M. Sherman

Status

Released

Release date

25/12/2001

Original language

English