The Lowry, Manchester
Running time: To be confirmed.
Age Restrictions: To be confirmed.
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Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!
Music by Tchaikovsky
Reimagined for the 21st century
‘Reworked, refreshed and remarkably vibrant’
The Times
The sweetest of all Matthew Bourne’s treats returns to The Lowry for two weeks only! It’s a Nutcracker! for all seasons, adored by critics and audiences alike. With family-sized helpings of Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from a darkly comic Christmas Eve at Dr. Dross’ Orphanage, through a shimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of Sweetieland, influenced by the lavish Hollywood musicals of the 1930’s.
Tchaikovsky’s glorious score and Anthony Ward’s delectable sets and costumes combine with Bourne’s dazzling choreography to create a fresh and charmingly irreverent interpretation of the classic. Expect a sprinkling of delicious new surprises in this reinvented production for 2021.
Hailed by The Observer as ‘the undisputed king of dance theatre’, master storyteller Matthew Bourne and his New Adventures company have produced some of the most successful dance productions of the last two decades including The Red Shoes, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Edward Scissorhands and most recently his acclaimed reimagining of Romeo and Juliet.
The Lowry
The Lowry
Pier 8, The Quays, Salford
Manchester
M50 3AZ
The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex located in Greater Manchester in Salford Quays, Salford, England. The Off-West End venue gets its name from the famous early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, who is perhaps best known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex opened on 28 April 2000 and was later officially opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.
