Nutcracker Sweeties

Ballet Ireland in association with EY Ireland present

 

Nutcracker Sweeties 2022

“This is a treat of a show, full of Christmas cheer. The department store here becomes a sacred space of transformation, an enclosed world dedicated entirely to dance, where cares and troubles are chased away like the rats in Act 1.”

The Independent

This holiday season, the curtain rises on Ballet Ireland’s Nutcracker Sweeties, a re-telling of one of the world’s favourite Christmas ballets.

It’s a magical Christmas Eve. Ciara and her brother Fionn are on a shopping trip to a famous department store in Dublin. They wander off from their parents and the magic of Nutcracker and Christmas begins…  

The two are rescued by the Nutcracker doll who comes to life before they are surrounded by a glorious blizzard of snowflakes. The Sugar Plum fairy greets them leading Ciara into the kingdom of the sweets where the beautiful Christmas windows come to life.

Choreographed by Morgann Runacre-Temple, this exciting production of the festive classic performed by a cast of world-class dancers will appeal to audiences of all ages with its fairy-tale magic, beautiful costumes and a re-imagined Tchaikovsky score. A tale of wondrous adventure that combines to form one of the most delectable Christmas confections imaginable.

Gather with friends and family to experience the beauty and magic of ballet live on stage. After all, Christmas only begins once you’ve seen Ballet Ireland’s Nutcracker Sweeties!

Speaking about EY Ireland’s sponsorship of the Ballet Ireland programme, Niamh O’Beirne, EY Ireland Partner and Head of Business and People Consulting, commented:

Ballet Ireland is an incredible company which provides the opportunity for men and women across the island of Ireland to share their talent. We are proud to work with them to help make their productions more accessible to audiences everywhere and we are delighted to be supporting such high calibre performers. The arts community is incredibly vibrant on the island of Ireland and we are pleased to celebrate the fantastic contribution that Ballet Ireland makes in this space.”

 

Morgann Runacre-Temple

Morgann Runacre-Temple

Choreographer

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Set & Costumes: Jack Scullion
Lighting: Eoin Lennon
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Additional Music & Sound Design: Tom Lane
DramaturgySam Brown

 

TOUR DATES 2022

Theatre at The Mill, Newtownabbey
Fri 4 & Sat 5 Nov 2022, 7:45pm

Millennium Forum, Derry/Londonderry
Wed 9 Nov 2022, 7:30pm

Market Place Theatre, Armagh
Sat 12 Nov 2022, 8pm

Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
Wed 16 – Sat 19 Nov 2022, 7:30pm Nightly / 2:30pm Sat Mat

Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
Wed 23 Nov 2022, 8pm

National Opera House, Wexford
Sat 26 Nov 2022, 7:30pm

The Civic Theatre, Tallaght
Tues 29 & Weds 30 November 2022, 7pm

Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Dec 2022, 8pm

An Grianán Theatre
Tues 6 Dec 2022, 8pm

Draíocht, Blanchardstown
Fri 9 & Sat 10 Dec 2022, 8pm

Town Hall Theatre, Galway
Tue 13 & Wed 14 Dec 2022, 8pm

glór, Ennis
Fri 16 & Sat 17 Dec 2022, 7:30pm

Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
Tue 20 Dec 2022, 7:30pm

Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
Thurs 22 & Fri 23 Dec 2022, 7pm

 

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