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The Nutcracker 2026
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The Nutcracker 2026

When
Opens Friday 20 November
Until 12 Dec
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Price
£19
From £26; row prices vary. Family: up to 2 under-16s half price with each full-paying adult, limited, Bands B–D, excluding Sat 14:30. Groups Tue–Fri, Sat evening and Sun, Bands B–D: save £5 each at 8+, £6 at 16+, £7 at 24+ (plus 1 free ticket). Schools under 18: Tue–Thu evenings and 26 Nov / 3 Dec 14:00; 10+ at £20 each, with 1 free teacher/supervisor per ten and an ice lolly per paid ticket; stated bands are D–E in Stalls/Circle and C–E in Circle. Unwaged, under-18s, full-time students and 65+: £3 off B / £4 off C–D, excluding Sat 14:30, limited. Disabled patrons: £5 off; 2-for-1 companion tickets where required. Same-day standby from 10am: best available seats, max 2 per booker, subject to availability. Postcode offer applies only to listed Birmingham districts.
Where
Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham, B5 4TB
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Clara’s Nutcracker gift leads into a Christmas Eve adventure with the Nutcracker, a battle with the Rat King and a journey through snow to an enchanted kingdom. Tchaikovsky’s score is performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.

Birmingham Hippodrome, 20 November–12 December 2026. The production tells Clara’s Christmas Eve journey through the snow to an enchanted kingdom. The Royal Ballet Sinfonia performs Tchaikovsky’s score live. Age guidance 5+; children under 3 are not admitted. Published running time is approximately 2 hours 10 minutes including an interval. Tickets on the detail page are advertised from £26; performance widgets show date-specific starting amounts.

Featuring

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

All dates · 28

November 2026
20
Fri
19:30 – 22:00
21
Sat
14:30 – 17:00
21
Sat
19:30 – 22:00
22
Sun
13:00 – 15:30
24
Tue
19:30 – 22:00
25
Wed
19:30 – 22:00
26
Thu
14:00 – 16:30
26
Thu
19:30 – 22:00
27
Fri
19:30 – 22:00
28
Sat
14:30 – 17:00
28
Sat
19:30 – 22:00
29
Sun
13:00 – 15:30
December 2026
1
Tue
12:45 – 15:15
2
Wed
19:30 – 22:00
3
Thu
14:00 – 16:30
3
Thu
19:30 – 22:00
4
Fri
19:30 – 22:00
5
Sat
14:30 – 17:00
5
Sat
19:30 – 22:00
6
Sun
13:00 – 15:30
8
Tue
14:00 – 16:30
8
Tue
19:30 – 22:00
9
Wed
19:30 – 22:00
10
Thu
14:00 – 16:30
10
Thu
19:30 – 22:00
11
Fri
19:30 – 22:00
12
Sat
13:00 – 15:30
12
Sat
18:00 – 20:30

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£19From £26; row prices vary. Family: up to 2 under-16s half price with each full-paying adult, limited, Bands B–D, excluding Sat 14:30. Groups Tue–Fri, Sat evening and Sun, Bands B–D: save £5 each at 8+, £6 at 16+, £7 at 24+ (plus 1 free ticket). Schools under 18: Tue–Thu evenings and 26 Nov / 3 Dec 14:00; 10+ at £20 each, with 1 free teacher/supervisor per ten and an ice lolly per paid ticket; stated bands are D–E in Stalls/Circle and C–E in Circle. Unwaged, under-18s, full-time students and 65+: £3 off B / £4 off C–D, excluding Sat 14:30, limited. Disabled patrons: £5 off; 2-for-1 companion tickets where required. Same-day standby from 10am: best available seats, max 2 per booker, subject to availability. Postcode offer applies only to listed Birmingham districts.
Details · birminghamhippodrome.com