Louise Levene

The Nutcracker wasn’t always considered quite such a box of delights

How did this strange, lopsided ballet – critically panned at its première – become so ubiquitous?

Peter Wright’s sublime, button-backed production of The Nutcracker for the Royal Ballet. Credit: Roh/Tristram Kenton 
issue 18 December 2021
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