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English National Ballet: Nutcracker review

“A feast for the eyes”
ReviewsDec 13, 202411:43 by Siobhan MurphyLondon Coliseum
Ivana Bueno and the cast of the Nutcracker at London Coliseum. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Ivana Bueno and the cast of the Nutcracker at London Coliseum. Photo: Tristram Kenton
English National Ballet’s new production is a cleverly imagined visual feast 

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Siobhan Murphy was arts editor of Metro for nine years, and has contributed arts reviews to The Times, Time Out and dancetabs.com. 

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