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Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!

With family-sized helpings of Matthew Bourne’s wit, pathos and magical fantasy, Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from an orphanage through a shimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland.

With family-sized helpings of Matthew Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from a darkly comic Christmas Eve at Dr Dross’s Orphanage through a shimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of Sweetieland, influenced by the lavish Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.

Tchaikovsky’s glorious score and Anthony Ward’s newly refreshed delectable sets and costumes combine with Bourne’s dazzling choreography to create a fresh and charmingly irreverent interpretation of the classic.

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1 hour, 27 minutes

On TV

Thu 2 May 2024 00:48

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Emil Edlinger, Hungarian State Orchestra

    Nutcracker Suite Op. 71: I

  • 00:09

    Narada Nutcracker Performers

    Children's Galop

  • 00:30

    Mark Ermler, The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 6, Departure of The Guests - Night

  • 00:35

    Leonard Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Th 14: Act I: No. 8, Scene. A Pine Forest In Winter

  • 01:00

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nutcracker: Danse Des Mirlitons

  • 01:04

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Valse Des Fleurs

  • 01:04

    White Orchestra

    Hana No Waltz Kurumiwari Ningyo Yori

  • 01:04

    London Symphony Orchestra: Andre Previn

    Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Waltz of The Flowers (From The Nutcracker)

  • 01:04

    Mark Ermler, The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 13, Waltz of The Flowers

  • 01:05

    Albert Lizzio, London Festival Orchestra

    Waltz of The Flowers From The Nutcracker, Op. 71

  • 01:06

    The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Th 14: Act II Tableau 3, Waltz of The Flowers

  • 01:06

    Arturo Toscanini, Nbc Symphony Orchestra

    The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: VIII. Waltz of The Flowers

  • 01:08

    Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71A (Ballet Suite): III. Valse Des Fleurs - Tempo Di Valse

  • 01:08

    Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 13, Valse Des Fleurs

  • 01:11

    Scottish National Orchestra - Neeme Jarvi

    Pyotr Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Act II: No 14 Pas De Deux

  • 01:12

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Pas De Deux: Dance of The Prince and The Sugar-Plum Fairy

  • 01:13

    Leonard Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    The Nutcracker Ballet, Op. 71: Act II: No. 14. Pas De Deux: Dance of The Prince and The Sugar-Plum Fairy

  • 01:20

    Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Th 14: Final Waltz

  • 01:21

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Pas De Deux: Final Waltz

Credits

Director Ross MacGibbon
Producer Lucie Conrad
Choreographer Matthew Bourne
Ensemble New Adventures

Broadcasts

  • Christmas Day 2022 13:30
    BBC Two
  • Sun 7 Jan 2024 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 8 Jan 2024 00:35
    BBC Four
  • Sun 10 Mar 2024 05:13
  • Tue 12 Mar 2024 18:32
  • Thu 14 Mar 2024 01:41
  • Sat 16 Mar 2024 07:13
  • Mon 18 Mar 2024 18:16
  • Tue 19 Mar 2024 13:44
  • Mon 25 Mar 2024 13:49
  • Tue 2 Apr 2024 00:23
  • Last Friday 00:54
  • Thu 2 May 2024 00:48

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