Sugar Plum Fairy
Sir Peter Wright’s 1984 version of The Nutcracker for The Royal Ballet, still performed by the Company, stays close to Hoffmann’s original tale. It emphasises Drosselmeyer’s mission to find a young girl – Clara – who can break the curse imposed by the Mouse King on his nephew Hans Peter and thus restore him to human form. References to Nuremberg and German Christmas traditions are present in the settings, with a kingdom of marzipan featured in Act 2.
Dancing Princess
A made-for-TV retelling of the story "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," directed by Ben Rea, featuring Jim Dale as the Soldier, Freddie Jones as the destitute King, and Gloria Grahame as the Witch. Significant changes were made to the story, including reducing the number of princesses to six, and the soldier ultimately declining to marry any of the princesses due to their deceitful nature.
Dancer
En el pequeño reino de Euphrania, el Rey y su corte esperan ansiosos que el príncipe Eduard se case. Pero el joven quiere casarse por amor y no por obligación. Tras la muerte de su padre, Cenicienta se convierte, en su propia casa, en la criada de su madrastra y de sus hermanastras. Pero su hada madrina le ayudará en sus duras tareas domésticas y, además, conseguirá que asista a una fiesta en palacio y conozca al príncipe. Sin embargo, cuando la magia desaparece, la única prueba que Eduard tiene de la existencia de Cenicienta es un pequeño zapato de cristal con el que intentará localizarla.
