The Nutcracker
From: Tuesday, 22nd November 2011
To: Saturday, 26 November 2011
Our Review: 
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Synopsis
This enchanting story tells the tale of how Clara is given a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas present by Dr Drosselmeyer. During the Christmas party Clara and her brother Fritz fight over the nutcracker doll. Later that night Clara wakes and looks for the Nutcracker doll. When the clock strikes twelve, giant mice appear and fight with the toy soldiers. The nutcracker doll comes to life and joins in the battle. Clara finally kills the King Mouse with her shoe and The Nutcracker Doll is transformed into a handsome prince who takes Clara through the land of snow to the Kingdom of Sweet and the Palace of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Our Review:
23 November 2011
It’s a given that any production of Nutcracker won’t rival that of Birmingham Royal Ballet – at the O2 for Christmas – because the Brummie’s version is rated the best in the world, a claim that those who have seen it are very unlikely to dispute.
Leeds-based Northern Ballet hasn’t the financial resources that BRB has at its disposal – especially after recent grant cuts - and it shows.
But smaller scale though it is, thanks to artistic director/choreographer David Nixon’s high standards and adroit story-telling skills, there is an unusually precise matching of steps to the sublime score, allied with a narrative clarity and wit that makes the production charmingly entertaining.
The opening night cast at the Opera House features Pippa Moore as young Clara, the daughter of the house, given a nutcracker doll as a present, and Ashley Dixon as the come-to-life Nutcracker P...
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