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.
Cast
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
