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The Nutcracker

40 %|Jan 1, 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 Crew

Julia Trevelyan Oman
Production Design
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Costume Design
Toni Chapman
Makeup Artist
John B. Read
Lighting Design
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Conductor
Lev Ivanov
Choreographer
Marius Petipa
Choreographer
Peter Wright
Choreographer

Cast

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