Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! postponed
The forthcoming national tour of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!, along with its 2020/21 Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells, has been postponed until 2021/22.
The current climate has meant that it is now impossible to mount the new production in an ever shortening time frame.
Matthew Bourne said: “Today’s announcement is heartbreaking for everyone in the New Adventures family. We love our loyal audiences throughout the UK and we feel a great sense of sadness that we will not get to perform for you on our annual tour at this time. This year would have seen our 18th consecutive Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells with our sparkling new production of “Nutcracker!” I know that there was great anticipation to see this beloved show back after nine years but, alas, we must wait another year for a return trip to Sweetieland! In the meantime, we look forward to shortly announcing a series of adventurous plans, both on and off stage, for 2021 and we live for the day when the curtain rises again on a New Adventures show”.
Artistic Director and CEO of Sadler’s Wells Alistair Spalding said: “It is with great sadness that we announce that our shows scheduled until January 2021 cannot go ahead as planned, including Matthew Bourne’s brilliant Nutcracker!. Matthew Bourne and New Adventures have been delighting Sadler’s Wells audiences with their Christmas shows for 17 consecutive years, which have become one of the highlights of our annual programme. We have worked very closely with New Adventures and the other artists and companies in our programme to avoid this outcome, however continuing uncertainty surrounding coronavirus restrictions has forced us to make this decision, with artist, audience and colleague safety at its core. Though we can't share Nutcracker! with audiences this year, I'm very pleased to confirm that it will return to Sadler's Wells for our 2021/22 Christmas season'.
Customers who have booked for the national tour of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! will be contacted by their point of sale in due course, where they will be offered a refund or credit voucher. New tour dates will be announced shortly.
Bookers with tickets for the 2020/21 Christmas season of the show at Sadler’s Wells will be transferred into equivalent performances in the 2021/22 season. Bookers will receive an email from Sadler’s Wells in the last week of September detailing their new booking information. The show will now play at the venue from 7 December 2021 - 30 January 2022.
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