35. The Cup | The Nutcracker, Royal Ballet (2017)

Welcome back to the 35th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 35th episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the Royal Ballet’s 2017 production of The Nutcracker, choreographed by Peter Wright, conducted by Boris Gruzin, and starring Francesca Hayward in the role of Clara.

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