THE smash hit that is Matthew Bourne's version of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker comes to Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre this month.
Nutcracker! follows Clara's bittersweet journey from a hilariously bleak Christmas Eve at Dr Dross' orphanage for waifs and strays, through a shimmering, ice-skating, winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of Sweetieland.
Tchaikovsky's glorious score and Olivier award winning designer Anthony Ward's sets and costumes combine with sizzling choreography to create a fresh, hip and charmingly irreverent interpretation of the traditional Christmas favourite that will delight the whole family.
In a New Yorker Magazine profile, celebrated dance writer, Joan Acocella, described Bourne as "probably the world's most successful choreographer".
His work as a choreographer / director has seen him involved in a series of hugely successful productions: Oliver, My Fair Lady and most recently Mary Poppins for Cameron Mackintosh and Disney.
Nutcracker is at the Wales Millennium Centre between April 15 and 19.
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Tickets are available from the box office on 08700 40 2000 or at www.wmc.org.uk
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