The Nutcracker

Performed with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre and The Australian Ballet

The ballerina raised to pointe reaches for the sky as the sound of ‘The Sugar Plum Fairy’ fills your ears. Is there anything more beautiful than The Nutcracker? Let The Australian Ballet artists transport you to another world. Birmingham Royal Ballet’s artistic director has created a gold-standard production of the beloved 19th century classic. Tchaikovsky’s last great score for ballet, with its lively motifs and bewitching melodies, draws us into the story of Clara, a young ballet student celebrating with her family on Christmas Eve. When the clock strikes 12, we enter her dream world and quite frankly, don’t want to return. Exquisite entertainment for all the family.