The Nutcracker

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Traditional Tales
Gingerbread Man
Rumpelstiltskin
The Tinderbox
How a Tinderbox Works
Nightingale
Sleeping Beauty
The Nutcracker
Three Little Pigs
Giants
The Magic Castle
Pirates
The Smugglers' Tale
The Insect Story
The Romans
The Vikings
The Sinking of The Mary Rose
Shackleton
The Incredible Story  of Billy Fleck
Oliver Twist
1940s
The little prince
Don Quixote
Charlie
Raven and the Eye Juggler
Inca Gold
World Creation Stories
Greek Gods
Jack and the Alien
A Royal Story
King Kong
Cinderella
Hansel and Gretel
Sinbad the Sailor
Food and Farming
Tales from Shakespeare
Mrs Bundooleys' Story
Beowulf
Jack Nastyface
Gawain and the Green Knight
The Titanic
 

 

Graham's version of this strange tale uses music, shadow puppets and a revolving stage to tell the story of the toy soldier, two children, their Godfather, a mad king and the battle with the terrible King Rat. The ballet music of Tchaikovsky tells just a tiny part of E.T.A. Hoffman's intriguing tale of toys and rats.

All ages              1 hour              up to 4 classes