One thing signals Christmas : The Nutcracker ballet. You can find The Nutcracker story by following the link.

22 NOVEMBER 2025–5 JANUARY 2026

£10–£213

Running time

The performance lasts approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes including one interval as follows :

Act 1 : 55 minutes

Interval : 30 minutes

Act II : 50 minutes

Here is the casting for The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.

The Nutcracker casting

22 NOVEMBER 2025

SATURDAY, 7.30PM

Fumi Kaneko, William Bracewell, Viola Pantuso, Leo Dixon, Gary Avis

26 November 2025

Wednesday, 12.30pm

Isabella Gasparini, Giacomo Rovero, Ginevra Zambon, Joshua Junker, James Hay

26 November 2025

Wednesday, 7pm

Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Viola Pantuso, Leo Dixon, Gary Avis

27 November 2025

Thursday, 7.30pm

Sarah Lamb, Ryoichi Hirano, Bomin Kim, Taisuke Nakao, Thomas Whitehead

29 November 2025

Saturday, 1.30pm

** Cast Change **

Mayara Magri, Matthew Ball, Isabella Gasparini, Benjamin Ella, James Hay

29 November 2025

Saturday, 7.30pm

Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Viola Pantuso, Leo Dixon, Gary Avis

1 December 2025

Monday, 7.30pm

Sarah Lamb, Ryoichi Hirano, Bomin Kim, Taisuke Nakao, Thomas Whitehead

3 December 2025

Wednesday, 7.30pm

Akane Takada, Joseph Sissens, Yu Hang, Luca Acri, Bennet Gartside

4 December 2025

Thursday, 1.30pm

Yuhui Choe, Valentino Zucchetti, Marco Masciari, James Hay

4 December 2025

Thursday, 7pm

Fumi Kaneko, William Bracewell, Ella Newton Severgnini, Daichi Ikarashi, Bennet Gartside

5 December 2025

Friday, 7.30pm

Mayara Magri, Reece Clarke, Marianna Tsembenhoi, Liam Boswell, Gary Avis

8 December 2025

Monday, 7.30pm

Fumi Kaneko, Matthew Ball, Isabella Gasparini, Benjamin Ella, Thomas Whitehead

10 December 2025

Wednesday, 7.30pm

Main Stage – Camera Filming

Mayara Magri, Reece Clarke, Marianna Tsembenhoi, Liam Boswell, Gary Avis

12 December 2025

Friday, 7.30pm

Akane Takada, Joseph Sissens, Yu Hang, Luca Acri, Bennet Gartside

13 December 2025

Saturday, 7.30pm

Leticia Dias, Calvin Richardson, Isabella Gasparini, Benjamin Ella, James Hay

16 December 2025

Tuesday, 1.30pm

Yuhui Choe, Valentino Zucchetti, Madison Bailey, Marco Masciari, Aiden O’Brien

16 December 2025

Tuesday, 7pm

Francesca Hayward, Cesar Corrales, Ella Newton Severgnini, Daichi Ikarashi, Bennet Gartside

18 December 2025

Thursday, 12.30pm

Natalia Osipova, Reece Clarke, Yu Hang, Luca Acri, Gary Avis

20 December 2025

Saturday, 12.30pm

Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat | Available to invited audience

Sae Maeda, Joonhyuk Jun, Marianna Tsembenhoi, Liam Boswell, Thomas Whitehead

22 December 2025

Monday, 1.30pm

Main Stage – Family Friendly

Isabella Gasparini, Giacomo Rovero, Ginevra Zambon, Joshua Junker, Taisuke Nakao

22 December 2025

Monday, 7pm

Leticia Dias, Calvin Richardson, Leticia Stock, Valentino Zucchetti, Bennet Gartside

23 December 2025

Tuesday, 7.30pm

Natalia Osipova, Reece Clarke, Bomin Kim, Taisuke Nakao, Gary Avis

24 December 2025

Wednesday, 12.30pm

Francesca Hayward, Cesar Corrales, Ella Newton Severgnini, Daichi Ikarashi, Bennet Gartside

27 December 2025

Saturday, 7pm

Sae Maeda, Joonhyuk Jun, Marianna Tsembenhoi, Liam Boswell, Thomas Whitehead

29 December 2025

Monday, 7.30pm

Claire Calvert, Nicol Edmonds, Leticia Stock, Valentino Zucchetti, Bennet Gartside

30 December 2025

Tuesday, 1.30pm

Main Stage – Family Friendly

Mariko M. Sasaki, Leo Dixon, Viola Pantuso, James Hay, Thomas Whitehead

30 December 2025

Tuesday, 7pm

Meaghan Grace Hinkis, Luca Acri, Marco Masciari, Aiden O’Brien

31 December 2025

Wednesday, 12.30pm

Annette Buvoli, Lukas B. Brændsrød, Sae Maeda, Giacomo Rovero, Aiden O’Brien

2 January 2026

Friday, 7.30pm

Claire Calvert, Nicol Edmonds, Ginevra Zambon, Joshua Junker, James Hay

3 January 2026

Saturday, 1.30pm

Meaghan Grace Hinkis, Luca Acri, Sae Maeda, Giacomo Rovero, Aiden O’Brien

3 January 2026

Saturday, 7pm

Mariko M. Sasaki, Leo Dixon, Viola Pantuso, James Hay, Thomas Whitehead

5 January 2026

Monday, 7.30pm

Annette Buvoli, Lukas B. Brændsrød, Sae Maeda, Giacomo Rovero, Aiden O’Brien