Vidar Hjardeng MBE - The Nutcracker, Audio Described Theatre Review

Season 1, Episode 1500,   Dec 02, 2022, 02:00 PM

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio audio described theatre reviews.

For this week’s audio described theatre review Vidar was off to a magical land with the return of Sir Peter Wright’s classic production of the timeless ballet, The Nutcracker by Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Birmingham Hippodrome theatre on Saturday 26 November at 2.30pm and touch tour at 12.15 with description by professional Audio Describer 

At midnight on Christmas Eve, Clara creeps downstairs and is instantly swept away into an enchanting winter wonderland of dancing snowflakes, magical Christmas trees and a Sugar Plum Fairy.

60 dancers and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia returned to the Birmingham Hippodrome stage for this festive family treat.

To find out more about Birmingham Royal Ballet and audio description of their productions do visit - https://www.brb.org.uk/access-performances


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