The Nutcracker
St Martins Theatre
- Opens: Wednesday, 10 December 2025 -
Booking until: Sunday, 4 January 2026 - Running time: 1hr 5min. No interval.
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The Nutcracker description
BEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT - 2025 Olivier Awards Nominee
This Christmas, Olivier Award-winning theatre company Little Bulb (Wolf Witch Giant Fairy, CBeebie’s Christmas Panto) invites you to experience an audacious reimagining of The Nutcracker as a fun-filled, magical, musical quest… with not a tutu in sight!
When two squabbling siblings receive a mysterious nutcracker from their flamboyant Aunt on Christmas Eve, it sets them off on a fantastical journey into ‘The Mousey Realm’. Can they put their differences aside and stop the evil, many-headed Mouse King before he ruins Christmas? Only time will tell…
This bold and brilliantly silly tale is brought to ingenious theatrical life with clever cardboard creations, comic characters and a chorus of cheeky musical mice. It’s crammed full of action, laugh-out-loud comedy, and a sleigh-load of feelgood festive bangers that’ll have you dancing in your seat - with just the right amount of cheese.
**** (4 stars) “JOYOUS! This ebullient retelling of this rodent classic packs an emotional charge” The Stage
Playing at St Martins Theatre
Age restrictions
Ages 5+ (recommended). Babes in arms under 12 months permitted. Children over 12 months must have a ticket.
Important information
Babes in arms under 12 months permitted. Children over 12 months must have a ticket. To book for access, please call +44 (0)20 7836 1443 or email access@stmartinstheatre.co.uk