Sunday 18 January 2015

The Nutcracker


Yesterday we went to the theatre to see the Nutcracker ballet. We were in great seats in the balcony ( also known as the Gods, presumably because it is so high). The normal stair up ended and we were on a stone stair with peeling red paint going up and up through the old theatre. The seats had a fantastic, if vertiginous view of the stage but were unbelievably small and crammed. A real victorian experience. 

The ballet is one of my favourites which I have seen many times. This was a lovely traditional version by Scottish Ballet with magical sets and gorgeous costumes. Highlights included the Ratking and mice (pictured above, with creepy rubbery tails ) dance of the snowflakes ( snow fell on the stage as dancers spun in fluffy white and silver tutus) the Turkish dance and of course, the Sugar Plum Fairy. It was just beautiful. 

1 comment:

SteffR said...

Sounds lovely, though I feel your pain with the balcony seats, I have sat in them before! Love the Rat King illustration! The last time I saw it it was a fairly avant garde version they did! Glad they've returned to the original :-)