This Christmas, the New Vic Theatre will put its own magical spin on the classic story of The Nutcracker in a festive family production from Friday 17 November 2023 to Saturday 27 January 2024.

Bringing this much-loved tale to life in The Nutcracker: A Christmas Fairytale is a cast that includes Franky Attard as Marie/Ensemble, Edwin Cheng as Nutcracker Prince/Ensemble, Clara Darcy as Lemon Meringue Mayor/Bonbonviller/Snowflake/Ensemble, Matthew Ganley as King Konstantin/Father/Ensemble, Austin Garrett as Escaping Citizen/Teddy/Bonbonviller/Ensemble, Amy Harrison as Rag Doll/Snowflake/Bonbonviller/Ensemble, Kaitlin Howard as Mausrink the Mouse Queen/Ensemble, Abigail Middleton as Fritz/Ensemble, Maeve Nolan as Sugar Plum Fairy/Ensemble, Adam Scotland as Glace Cherry Guard/Ensemble, Kate Spencer as Nastasia/Queen Clementina/Ensemble, and Peter Watts as Drosselmeyer/Ensemble. 

New Vic Artistic Director Theresa Heskins said: “It’s been a joy adapting this much-loved ballet into a play which I hope will capture the imaginations of every generation this Christmas. I discovered so many new things about this story which I think will surprise and enthral audiences. We also welcome many new faces to the New Vic as part of this cast which is exciting. The music from James Atherton is guaranteed to be enchanting, seamlessly woven together with Tchaikovsky’s iconic music that we all know and love. I can’t wait to get cracking on this ambitious production, which could be possibly the most Christmassy show we’ve ever done!”

Audiences will join Marie and the charming Nutcracker Prince on an enchanting journey through a land of sugar-spun snowflakes to find themselves in the Kingdom of Sweets, a mystical realm where toys come to life. Can Marie help end a long feud between the Mouse Queen and the inhabitants of the Kingdom to break the sacred spell? Or is it all just a dream…

The Nutcracker: A Christmas Fairytale takes to the stage at the New Vic from Friday 17 November 2023 to Saturday 27 January 2024. Tickets are on sale now at newvictheatre.org.uk.