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The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

Release: 2001-12-25 ·Runtime: 115m ·★ 6.0

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.

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Royal Opera House