"A first scene establishes the central character of the magician here not the Drosselmeyer of traditional versions, but a party entertainer inspired by the illusionist Derren Brown. He is danced with just a touch of OTT enthusiasm by Louis deFelice. In his study, he swings his gold fob watch, establishing that hypnosis is his forte, and focuses the audience's eyes on the main presents for the party: a pirate ship and a gleaming nutcracker."
"The pirate ship is the present for Clara's brother, here called George, who is obsessed with pirates, something immediately clear in the ensuing party scene, when he bounds in wearing an eyepatch and brandishing a hook, much to the consternation of his father, the very proper party host. And once Clara settles in for the night, cradling her beloved nutcracker, and is hypnotised into a deep sleep,"
New English Ballet Theatre stages a stripped-down Nutcracker tailored to a small company while retaining strong narrative and characterisation. The magician is reconceived as a Derren Brown–style party entertainer danced with OTT enthusiasm by Louis deFelice, who uses a gold fob watch to establish hypnosis and present a pirate ship and a gleaming nutcracker. Clara's brother, renamed George, is pirate-obsessed, prompting a party scene with eyepatch and hook. Hypnotised Clara dreams a pirate-ship transformation where pirates battle the nutcracker's soldiers. Led by a Snow Queen, Clara and the human-form Nutcracker cross the Land of Snowflakes into the Land of Imagination, where presents inspire divertissements. Valentino Zucchetti's choreography emphasizes clarity and coherence, supported by a dedicated small ensemble.
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