The Nutcracker
Sweden’s best loved ballet – performed at Cirkus
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DATES:Dec 2 — Jan 9
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RUNNING TIME:approx. 2 hrs 15 mins incl. interval
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STAGE:Cirkus
Petter and Lotta live with Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Gredelin, and will be celebrating Christmas for the very first time. The children want to sleep under the Christmas tree, and on Christmas Eve an enchanted world appears filled with magical goings-on.
The Nutcracker, choreographed by Pär Isberg, is one of the Royal Swedish Opera’s greatest ballet successes. The plot has been updated with Elsa Beskow’s fairytale characters, and Tchaikovsky’s dance fantasy has become a Christmas tradition for audiences of all ages. This year’s performance will be staged at Cirkus, with the Royal Swedish Ballet and recorded music performed by the Royal Swedish Orchestra.
The audience favourite is back
The Nutcracker makes a long-awaited guest appearance at Cirkus in Stockholm!
Performance images
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Cast
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Creative team
Choreography Pär Isberg
Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Libretto Pär Isberg, Erik Näslund (freely after Elsa Beskow and E. T. A. Hoffmann)
Set design Bo-Ruben Hedwall
Costume design Ann-Mari Anttila
Light design Torkel Blomkvist
Light adaptation Tobias Hallgren
Sound Sebastian Lönberg
Recorded music performed by the Royal Swedish Orchestra under the direction of Case Scaglione.
Cast subject to change.
Visiting Cirkus
A selection of seats for each performance at Cirkus is sold with a dinner package. Which seats are available is shown on the seat map. There are plenty of options for intermission service, dinner reservations, and more - discover on Cirkus' website.
Pre-purchased programs can be picked up at the box office before the performance. You can also pick them up in the cloakroom during the intermission and after the performance.
Cirkus is located on Kungliga Djurgården, the address is Djurgårdsslätten 43-45. The easiest way to get there is with SL's City tram, line 7, or bus 67 (stop Skansen). You can also take the Djurgårdsfärjan (line 82) from Slussen. For times, see more at sl.se.
Tickets & terms
All performances are performed at Cirkus, Djurgårdsslätten 43–45, Stockholm. Tickets for The Nutcracker are sold exclusively by our partner Cirkus. See further information about Cirkus Purchase and Customer Terms and Conditions here. Please note that the right of withdrawal does not apply to the purchase of event tickets according to the Distance Contracts Act (2005:59).
Exchanges are only permitted to another date of the same production (The Nutcracker) subject to seat availability at Cirkus. Any exchanges are handled by Cirkus. Please note that it is not possible to exchange for another production given by the Royal Swedish Opera. The Royal Swedish Opera gift cards do not apply to purchases.
There are special wheelchair spaces. These are not booked online, but via the Cirkus box office at [email protected]
The best way to reach the Cirkus box office is via email at [email protected]. You can also call 08-660 10 20. The phone is manned on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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