The Nutcracker
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.
The Nutcracker
January 1, 1985
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Cast (6)
Lesley Collier
Sugar Plum Fairy
Anthony Dowell
Sugar Plum Fairy's Prince
Michael Coleman
Drosselmeyer
Julie Rose
Clara
Guy Niblett
Nutcracker / Hans-Peter
Sandra Conley
Mrs. Stahlbaum
Crew (11)
Directing
John Vernon
Director
Peter Wright
Stage Director
Writing
No data availableProduction
No data availableSound
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Conductor
Art
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Production Design
Camera
No data availableCostume & Make-Up
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Costume Design
Toni Chapman
Makeup Artist
Crew
Peter Wright
Choreographer
Lev Ivanov
Choreographer
Peter Wright
Choreographer
Marius Petipa
Choreographer
Editing
No data availableLighting
John B. Read
Lighting Design