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Friday's opening night of The Nutcracker at Birmingham Hippodrome was a soaring success, with a fully packed auditorium and the very best performances from our dancers and orchestra. There was no better way to commence the festive season!
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Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet as Ballet Students and Cadets in the Party Scene.
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Lachlan Monaghan as Drosselmeyer and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet in the Party Scene.
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Javier Rojas as Harlequin and Rosanna Ely as Columbine.
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Mason King as the Rat King.
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Max Maslen as the Prince and Mason King as the Rat King.
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Yuki Sugiura as the Snow Fairy.
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Reina Fuchigami as Clara.
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Thomas Hazelby and Ryan Felix in the Chinese Dance, Reina Fuchigami as Clara.
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John Fontanini, Marlo Kempsey-Fagg, Thomas Kujawa in Trepak and Reina Fuchigami as Clara.
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Olivia Chang-Clarke, Frieda Kaden, Sophie Walters and Alisa Garkavenko as Mirlitons and Reina Fuchigami as Clara.
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Beatrice Parma as the Rose Fairy.
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Max Maslen as the Prince and Miki Mizutani as the Sugar Plum Fairy.
© 2025 Credit : Johan PerssonA sumptuous festive treat!Brum Hour
Birmingham is blessed with this homegrown cracker of a show that enchants year after year. The Nutcracker by Birmingham Royal Ballet is a sublime, magical piece of first-class theatre that will whisk you away on a mesmerising adventure.Weekend Notes
A magical festive must-seeTheatre Village
After 35 years, BRB’s Nutcracker is still the Midlands’ festive tradition. It’s joyful, nostalgic and beautifully danced. Whether it’s your first time or your fifteenth, it’s the perfect way to start the season.Small House Big Trips
As a lead-up to the festive season, this year’s production of The Nutcracker is hard to beat. The sets are rich and sumptuous, the costumes are gorgeous, and the dancing is stunning. It’s everything you could want in your Christmas stocking.The Birmingham Press
