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  • The Nutcracker

    • Presented by Let's All Dance Ballet Company

    Back by popular demand, the award-winning Let’s All Dance Ballet Company is thrilled to return with their fun festive sparkling production of The Nutcracker, perfect for the whole family.

    Let’s All Dance Ballet Company creates high-quality, entrancing shows for young and family audiences and makes this beautiful art form accessible to people of all backgrounds and cultures.

    Children and adults, including those with special needs, love the fabulous dancing, gorgeous music and stunning costumes.

    Join Clara this Christmas and meet the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy, the very bouncy Jumping Jack and the iconic Nutcracker Prince. Then have your photo taken on stage with our professional dancers and create magical memories with your family and friends you’ll never forget!

    SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES, especially children (inc. those with special needs)

    RUNNING TIME: 52 mins (no interval)

    Photo opportunity with dancers on stage after every performance!

    …the work of companies such as Let’s All Dance is so important. Last year, I took my son to see a child-friendly version of The Nutcracker by the Let’s All Dance Ballet Company. The look of wonderment and recognition on his face when the music started up is a memory that I’ll treasure for ever.

    Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, The Guardian

     

    ….the enterprising Let’s All Dance presents a good-hearted and sweet version of The Nutcracker.

    Sarah Compton, The Observer

     

    ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

    Wonderful ‘Nutcracker’ production in Tunbridge Wells. Excellent dancers, great venue, great

    value – a lovely thing to do at Christmas and looking forward to other productions later in the

    year.

    Albert Jones, audience member (Google review)THE NUTCRACKER

     

    ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

    Both my 5 year old and I were transfixed by the performance of “The Nutcracker” that we saw at

    the Hawth in Crawley at the weekend. It is so beautifully and cleverly adapted for young children

    and a small theatre, but as well as being really accessible for children, the quality of the dancing

    is absolutely incredible. Even though it’s advertised as a show for children, these dancers are the

    real deal… such a treat for both kids and parents to be able to go to an affordable, high quality

    show – thank you 💕 . We’ll be back to see other shows next year!

    Rebecca W, audience member 

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    The Nutcracker

    Sun 13 December

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