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
В крошечном королевстве Юфрания король и его двор очень хотят, чтобы принц Эдвард женился. Но красавчик намерен жениться только по любви. Тогда король затевает бал. На праздник приезжает прекрасная Золушка, но ее совсем не хотят видеть женой наследника. Королевству необходим брачный союз со знатной особой.
