ENB has announced that HIT Entertainment's dancing mouse, Angelina Ballerina, is to become Production Sponsor of ENB's brand new production of The Nutcracker. The £250,000 cash injection is the largest single sponsorship in ENB's 52 year-history.
The partnership between Angelina and ENB aims to spark childrens' interest in classical ballet, thus encouraging future audiences for the artform.
ENB unveils Christopher Hampson's The Nutcracker in Bristol at the Hippodrome on 10 October 2002. Following performances at the Manchester Opera House and the Mayflower Southampton the Company is to present its annual winter season at 4he London Coliseum. Gerald Scarfe will design sets and costumes.
General booking for the London Christmas season opened on 22 July 2002. Tickets available from the Coliseum Box Office tel 020 7632 8300. Quote:
Principal Casting
Please note that casting is subject to alteration. The characters are in order: Drosselmeyer/Prince/Sugar Plum
Bristol Hippodrome
Thurs 10 Oct Irek Mukhamedov/Thomas Edur/Agnes Oaks
Fri 11 Oct Mukhamedov/Wikstrom/Klimentova
Sat 12 Oct (mat)Avis/Edur/Oaks
Sat 12 Oct (eve)Mukhamedov/Wikstrom/Klimentova
Mon 14 Oct Avis/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
Tues 15 Oct Chang/Bubnov/Cao
Wed 16 Oct Avis/Edur/Oaks
Thurs 17 Oct (mat) Mukhamedov/Wikstrom/Klimentova
Thurs 17 Oct (eve) Avis/Bubnov/Cao
Fri 18 Oct Mukhamedov/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
Sat 19 (mat) Chang/Bubnov/Cao
Sat 19 Oct (eve) Mukhamedov/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
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Southampton Mayflower
Thurs 14 Nov Mukhamedov/Edur/Oaks
Fri 15 Nov (mat) Avis/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
Fri 15 Nov (eve) Chang/Wikstrom/Klimentova
Sat 16 Nov (mat) Pastor/Ramos/TBA
Sat 16 Nov (eve) Mukhamedov/Bubnov/Cao
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Manchester Opera House
Thurs 21 Nov Mukhamedov/Wikstrom/Klimentova
Fri 22 Nov (mat) Chang/Bubnov/Cao
Fri 22 Nov (eve) Avis/Gruzdyev/Takashashi
Sat 23 Nov (mat) Wikstrom/Pastor/McIlroy
Sat 23 No9v (eve) Mukhamedov/Edur/Oaks
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London Coliseum
December
Tues 3 Mukhamedov/Edur/Oaks
Wed 4 Mukhamedov/Wikstrom/Klimentova
Thurs 5 (mat) Avis/Edur/Oaks
(eve) Wikstrom/Bubnov/Cao
Fri 6 Avis/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
Sat 7 (mat) Pator/Ramos/TBa
(eve) Mukhamedov/Wikstrom/Klimentova
Thurs 12 Avis/Gruzdyev/Takashashi
Fri 13 Mukhamedov/Edur/Oaks
Sat 14 (mat) Jones/Pastor/McIlroy
(eve) Mukhamedov/Wikstorm/Klimentova
Mon 16 (mat) Mukhamedov/Ramos/TBA
(eve) Avis/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
Tues 17 (mat) Jones/TBA/TBA
(eve) Chang/Bubnov/Cao
Wed 18 (mat) Wikstorm/PAstor/McIlroy
(eve) Mukhamedov/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
Thurs (mat) Chang/Ramos/TBA
(eve) Avis/Wikstorm/Klimentova
Fri 20 (mat) Jones/TBA/TBA
(eve) Pastor/Edur/Oaks
Sat 21 (mat) Avis/Bubnov/Cao
(eve) Mukhamedov/Wikstrom/Klimentova
Mon 23 (mat) Mukhamedov/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
(eve) Chang/Edur/Oaks
Tues 24 (mat) Avis/Pator/McIlroy
Thurs 26 (mat)Pastor/Ramos/TBA
(eve) Wikstrom/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
Fri 27 (mat) Jones/TBA/TBA
(eve) Mukhamedov/Wikstorm/Klimentova
Sat 28 (mat) Chang/TBA/TBA
(eve) Avis/Bubnov/Cao
Mon 30 (mat) Jones/Ramos/TBA
(eve) Mukhamedov/Edur/Oaks
Tues 31 (mat) Avis/Wikstrom/Klimentova
(eve) Jones/Pastor/McIlroy
January
Wed 1 (mat) Wikstorm/TBA/TBA
(eve) Mukhamedov/Ramos/TBA
Thurs 2 (mat) Avis/Wikstrom/Klimentova
(eve) Pastor/Bubnov/Cao
Fri 3 (mat) Wikstrom/TBA/TBA
(eve) Avis/Gruzdyev/Takahashi
Sat 4 (mat) Chang/Pastor/McIlroy
(eve) Mukhamedov/Edur/Oaks
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