The Nutcracker Royal Ballet London

When – 26^th November 2009 – 1^st January 2010

Where – Royal Opera House

Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD

Nearest tube station – Covent Garden tube station

 

Time

26^th – 30^th November 2009, Monday, Thursday and Friday – 7:30 pm

2^nd – 9^th December 2009 Wednesday – 7:30 pm

5^th December 2009 – 12:00pm

11^th – 16^th December 2009, Wednesday, Friday – 7:30pm

12^th December 2009, Saturday - 2:00pm, 7:00pm

23^rd December 2009 - 12 pm

28^th December 2009 – 7:30 pm

29^th – 30^th December 2009, Tuesday, Wednesday – 2:00pm, 7:00 pm

31^st December 2009 – 1pm, 6:30pm

1^st January 2010 – 5pm

The classical royal ballet at the Royal Opera House will add to the charm of Christmas events in London. You can see the best ballet troop performing on the magical sounds of Tchaikovsky’s best scores. The ballet theme is all about the favourite Christmas gift of Clara – a nutcracker with which she is drawn into the world of magical adventure. She also battles with the king of Mouse and then visits the Kingdom of Sweets. The Nutcracker is fully packed with various exceptional magical moments so, don’t miss your chance to see this magical splendor.

The magical tree at this balley that grows and grows will also leave you amazed. Nutcracker has designs of Julia Trevelyan Oman and choreography is done by Lev Ivanov. This phenomenal ballet is directed by Peter Wright and the star cast of the balley is as follows:

The Prince: Thiago Soares, Rupert Pennefather, Valeri Hristov, Johan Kobborg, Federico Bonelli, Ivan Putrov, Steven McRae, David Makhateli and Sergei Polunin

Sugar Plum Fairy: Laura Morera, Miyako Yoshida, Yuhui Choe , Roberta Marquez, Alina Cojocaru, Sarah Lamb, Lauren Cuthbertson, Marianela Nuñez

Nutcracker can also be viewed at the London Coliseum at St Martin’s Lane but, the show timings for the same show differ at this venue.

Enjoy the Magic of London Theatres

London is filled with theatres and there are many options for the art lovers. Some of the most renowned theatres in the capital are discussed below:

· Royal National Theatre:

Generally known as the National Theatre, was founded in 1963 and is one of the most prominent publicly funded theatre company. This theatre mostly plays Shakespeare and some other international classical Drama. RNT has three theatres, Olivier theatre with a capacity of 1,160 seats, Lyttelton theatre with 890 seats and Cottesloe theatre with approx 400 seats.

· The Old Vic

This theatre is located south-east of the Waterloo Station and was opened in 1818. It has a capacity of over 1000 seats.

· The Young Vic

This theatre is popular amongst the young artists and directors. Young Vic’s name is derived from the closely located theatre The Old Vic. Some of the shows which were played recently were, Street Scene, Fragments, In the Red and Brown water.

· West End Theatre:

West End Theatres are mostly associated with the commercial theatres but there are various off West End, non commercial theatres like. The longest running Musical in the West End theatres are Les Miserables, whereas, The Mousetrap is the longest running non-musical show in the West End. Some other famous theatres of the West End are The St. Martin’s, The Queens and New London Theatre.

There are numerous other theatres in London and why wouldn’t they be, London is the hub of art and culture. It is a heaven for the lovers of theatre, there is a whole new charm to watch live humans act and perform on stage, right in front of your eyes. So instead of buying a movie ticket, buy a theatre ticket for a change and feel the difference.