Marking the 30th anniversary of Matthew Bourne’s much-loved ballet, Trafalgar Releasing has announced that Nutcracker! is being released in cinemas for the first time. Nutcracker! Is screening in cinemas across the UK and internationally on 15th and 20th November 2022 in the lead up to the festive season. Tickets are on sale now at NutcrackerCinema.com
The New Adventures production of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from Christmas Eve at Dr Dross’s Orphanage, through a shimmering winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of Sweetieland. Influenced by lavish 1930s Hollywood musicals, Nutcracker! features dollops of Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy. Tchaikovsky’s glorious score and Anthony Ward’s newly-refreshed delectable sets and costumes combine with Bourne’s dazzling choreography in this delightful production.
Audiences across the UK and around the world can now enjoy Bourne’s sweetest of treats on the big screen. Released by Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution and produced by Illuminations, the production was filmed live at Sadler’s Wells, London, in January 2022, and is directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon.
Artistic Director Sir Matthew Bourne OBE says, I’m always delighted when our work is able to reach new audiences around the UK and internationally, and there is no better or more exciting way than through the Big Screen experience. I’m well aware that there is an enormous audience who find it impossible, for one reason or another, to get to one of our touring venues to see a live performance. So we aim, as much as possible, to capture that ‘live’ experience in our films, brilliantly directed by Ross MacGibbon. There is no better production than our Nutcracker to create that feeling of elation and wonder, and it’s captured equally well on screen where, like the show itself, every night is a party.
Past praise for Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!:
The sweet treat we all deserve – ★★★★★ Evening Standard
Witty, wonderful, rip-roaring spectacular – ★★★★★ Daily Telegraph
Utterly delicious. A dazzling extravaganza – Sunday Telegraph
