Jump to content News Business Sport Opinion Politics World Money Life Style Travel Culture Subscribe now Free for one month Log in See all Culture REVIEW Scottish Ballet: The Nutcracker, review: ‘A revolutionary production of a Christmas classic’ 4/5 Changes to the ‘cultural caricatures’ in the Land of Sweets are subtle and respectful, while Drosselmeyer is played by a woman By Mark Monahan, DANCE CRITIC 3 December 2021 • 4:48pm Principal Marge Hendrick as The Sugar Plum Fairy CREDIT: Andy Ross In 1892, when The Nutcracker was first staged, its stylistically globe-trotting Act II was probably the nearest most audience members were ever going to get to a modern-day “gap yar”. The exoticism that traditionally drives some of those international divertissements has inevitably started to feel particularly dated of late. ... To continue reading this article... Start your free one-month trial Stay expertly informed on your schedule with unlimited access to our award-winning website and exclusive app. Cancel anytime. Start your free trial One month free, then £1 per month for three months. Already a subscriber? Log in Related Topics Royal Ballet, Scotland Twitter Icon Facebook Icon WhatsApp Icon Email Icon 5 The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our commenting policy. Show comments Advertisement More stories Kirstie Allsopp: 'Covid has definitely revealed a mealy-mouthed gutlessness in people' ‘I had been the perfect wife and mother – so why did my husband walk out?’ Rita Moreno interview: ‘Brando didn’t know how to make love...’ The tears to save Alec Baldwin’s career I found myself wondering if my neighbour’s 60-year-old dad should be taking me out on a date? I've finally seen my ex-fiance after a year apart – and it's brought up unexpected emotion Twitter Icon Facebook Icon WhatsApp Icon Email Icon Save Comment speech bubble 5 More from Theatre 48 best Christmas shows to book during winter 2021 in the UK — from theatre to films, plays to pantomimes By Dominic Cavendish 4 Dec 2021, 4:57pm A Child in the Snow, Wilton’s Music Hall, review: a self-sabotaging adaptation that robs Gaskell’s ghost story of all its power 2/5 By Claire Allfree 4 Dec 2021, 2:37pm Measure for Measure, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, review: yet another disservice to Shakespeare 2/5 By Dominic Cavendish 4 Dec 2021, 1:23pm Richard Wilson remembers Antony Sher: ‘I gave him one piece of advice for playing Richard III’ By Ben Lawrence 4 Dec 2021, 12:24pm Dame Harriet Walter on Sir Antony Sher: ‘he was jokey, very private and very loyal’ HARRIET WALTER 4 Dec 2021, 5:00am Jack and the Beanstalk, Hackney Empire: badinage and heaving bosoms in a show that's full of beans By Dominic Cavendish 3 Dec 2021, 5:14pm More from The Telegraph The unravelling of Sheridan Smith ‘No-one suspects how desperately lonely I am – not even my ‘friends’ or colleagues’ West Side Story, review: Spielberg’s magnificent remake is his finest film in 20 years Britain’s silver drivers – and how our roads will change to accommodate them 'My girlfriend talks dirty to me in German and I hate it' ‘Warren Beatty should be spanked’: how Reds turned Hollywood’s golden boy into a monster Voucher Codes The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes GoPro discount code Groupon discount code Bloom & Wild discount code National Trust discount code Wayfair discount codes MADE.com discount codes Back to top Follow us on: Contact us About us Telegraph Extra Reader Prints Branded Content Syndication and Commissioning Guidelines Privacy Terms and Conditions Advertising Terms Fantasy Sport UK Voucher Codes Betting Offers Modern Slavery Manage Cookies © Telegraph Media Group Limited 2021