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Christmas 2022 Dance Round Up

By Teresa Guerreiro on 1/12/2022

It's The Nutcracker season and there are plenty to choose from; but Christmas 2022 also offers dance shows with not a nutcracker in sight...

Northern Ballet, The Nutcracker, Gavin McCaig as Uncle Drosselmeyer. Photo: Emily Nuttall

Northern Ballet, The Nutcracker on Tour, New Victoria Theatre Woking

First Nutcracker to tour the country and come very near London is Northern Ballet's charming version by their former director David Nixon. Well worth a short hop to Woking...

WHEN

10 Nov 2022 – 12 Nov 2022, 19:30 Sat mat at 14:30 Dur.: 1 hour 52 mins inc intervals

WHERE

New Victoria Theatre, Woking
The Ambassadors, The Peacocks Centre, Woking, GU21 6GQ

Production Image, The Nutcracker, The Royal Ballet @ 2015 ROH. Photo: Tristram Kenton

The Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker 2022, Royal Opera House

The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker, in Sir Peter Wright's unsurpassable production, is the most sumptuous on offer, and it'll be at the Royal Opera House throughout the Christmas season until mid-January.

WHEN

06 Dec 2022 – 14 Jan 2023, 19:30 Matinees available, consult website Dur: 2 hours 30 mins inc one interval

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

English National Ballet, Nutcracker. Photo: Laurent Liotardo

English National Ballet, Nutcracker 2022, London Coliseum

English National Ballet's version of the Christmas ballet drops the definite article but keeps much of the magic. Nutcracker was conceived by the company's former director, Wayne Eagling, and although some of his choices are sui generis, it still has much to recommend it.

WHEN

15 Dec 2022 – 07 Jan 2023, 19:30 mats at 14:30 & 14:00 Consult website. Dur.: 2 hours inc one interval

WHERE

London Coliseum
St Martin's Lane, , London , WC2N 4ES

Let's All Dance, The Nutcracker, Lilian Baylis Studio

This Nutcracker is aimed at little children. At 52 minutes' duration, with very clear story-telling and magic in abundance, it will hold the attention of even the most fidgety kids.

WHEN

24 Dec 2022 – 31 Dec 2022, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 Dec at 13:00 and 15:00 Dur.: 52 mins. no interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker. Photo: Bill Cooper

BRB, The Nutcracker 2022, Royal Albert Hall

Last but not least, Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker comes to London for a very short run at The Royal Albert Hall. BRB uses Sir Peter Wright's production slightly adapted to the demands of touring and is an absolute delight!

WHEN

28 Dec 2022 – 31 Dec 2022, Start times 12:00, 14:00; 16:00, 19:00 Consult website for dates & times. Dur.: 2 hour 10 mins inc one interval

WHERE

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Snowman 2022, Peacock Theatre

Still on a wintry, Christmas-y theme, the much loved The Snowman returns to the Peacock Theatre for its 25th run there. This is another special treat for children of all ages and their adults.

WHEN

19 Nov 2022 – 31 Dec 2022, Shows at 11:00, 14:30, 19:00. Consult website for dates & times. Dur.: 1 hour 50 mins inc one interval

WHERE

Peacock Theatre
Portugal Street, London, WC2A 2HT

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty. Dominic North as Leo, Ashley Shaw as Aurora. Photo: Johan Persson

Matthew Bourne, Sleeping Beauty, Sadler's Wells

With not a snowflake nor a Christmas tree in sight, Matthew Bourne's twist on The Sleeping Beauty takes over Sadler's Wells for the entirety of the festive season and the first half of January. It makes for a diverting change from the more sugary overtones of the yuletide shows

WHEN

29 Nov 2022 – 15 Jan 2023, 19:30 Sat mats at 14:30; Suns at 14:00 & 19:00. Dark 25, 26, 27 Dec. Dur.: 2 hours inc one interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

Lost Dog, Ruination, ROH Linbury Theatre

We are seriously looking forward to Lost Dog's Ruination, a new work which will offer a secular, entirely non-Christmas-y alternative to more predictable fare. It's a subversive interpretation of the myth of Medea and definitely not for under-14s.

WHEN

01 Dec 2022 – 31 Dec 2022, 19:45 Sat mats at 14:30 Dur.: 1 hour 30 mins no interval

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

Anatomical, Snowed In, The Place

Winter, snow and a lot of interactive fun for the whole family at The Place, where the award-winning company Anatomical premieres its much anticipated new show, Snowed In. At 60 minutes' duration it's perfect for very young theatre-goers

WHEN

14 Dec 2022 – 24 Dec 2022, Varying starting times. Consult website. Dur.: 60 mins (TBC)

WHERE

The Place
17 Duke's Road, London, WC1H 9PY

Christmas 2022 Dance Round Up

It's The Nutcracker season and there are plenty to choose from; but Christmas 2022 also offers dance shows with not a nutcracker in sight...

Northern Ballet, The Nutcracker on Tour, New Victoria Theatre Woking

The Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker 2022, Royal Opera House

English National Ballet, Nutcracker 2022, London Coliseum

Let's All Dance, The Nutcracker, Lilian Baylis Studio

BRB, The Nutcracker 2022, Royal Albert Hall

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Snowman 2022, Peacock Theatre

Matthew Bourne, Sleeping Beauty, Sadler's Wells

Lost Dog, Ruination, ROH Linbury Theatre

Anatomical, Snowed In, The Place

Christmas 2022

Northern Ballet

The Royal Ballet

English National Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Let's All Dance

The Nutcracker

The Snowman

Peacock Theatre

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Matthew Bourne

The Sleeping Beauty

Sadler's Wells

Lost Dog

Ruination

Linbury Theatre

Anatomical

Snowed In

The Place

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