Title: The Nutcracker
Date: Tuesday 20th-Saturday 24th January 1981, Matinee and Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: Northern Ballet
Location: Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: André Prokovsky after Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa
Production: Original production by André Prokovsky for the Northern Ballet
Conductor: Christopher Tadman-Robins
Collection Folder: Folder 27

Casts

Mrs Stahlbaum: Amanda Maxwell (20, 21e, 22m&e, 24e), Lianne Jonson (22m, 23, 24m)
Mr Stahlbaum: Martin Gurnett
Clara: Alexandra Worrall (20, 21m&e, 23, 24e), Lynn Jezzard (22m&e, 24m)
Louise: Sui Kan Chiang (20, 22m, 24e), Amanda Maxwell (21m, 24m), Lynn Jezzard (21e, 23), Caroline Heming (22e)
Fiancée to Louise: Michael Bjerkness (20, 22m, 24e), Ian Knowles (21m, 22e, 24m), Alpo Pakarinen (21e, 23)
Dr Drosselmeyer: David Needham
Columbine: Nichola Treherne
Harlequin: Machael Souter
Guests: Janet French, Mari Kay MacKenzie, Mandy Komlosy, Bethan Wiliam, Wendy Woodbridge, Lianne Jonson, Julie Jensen, Jean Charles Fernandez, Nigel Brown, Alexander Money-Kryle, Christopher Channing, Mitto Castillo

Nutcracker: Machael Souter
Two Soldiers: Martin Gurnett, Christopher Channing
King Rat: Jean Charles Fernandez
Two Rats: Nigel Brown, Alexander Money-Kryle
Butler: Mitto Castillo
Snow Queen: Sui Kan Chiang (20, 22m, 24e), Amanda Maxwell (21m, 24m), Lynn Jezzard (21e, 23), Caroline Heming (22e)
Snow Prince: Michael Bjerkness (20, 22m, 24e), Ian Knowles (21m, 22e, 24m), Alpo Pakarinen (21e, 23)
Snowflakes: Nichola Treherne, Caroline Heming, Wendy Woodbridge, Janet French, Mari Kay MacKenzie, Lianne Jonson, Bethan Wiliam, Mandy Komlosy, Julie Puckering, Amanda Maxwell

Sugar Plum Fairy: Sui Kan Chiang (20, 22m, 24e), Amanda Maxwell (21m, 24m), Lynn Jezzard (21e, 23), Caroline Heming (22e)
Sugar Plum Prince: Michael Bjerkness (20, 22m, 24e), Ian Knowles (21m, 22e, 24m), Alpo Pakarinen (21e, 23)
Spanish: Lynn Jezzard (20, 21m, 24e), Ian Knowles (20, 23e, 24e), Sui Kan Chiang (21e, 24m), Alpo Pakarinen (21m, 22m&e, 24m), Amanda Maxwell (22m&e), Michael Bjerkness (21e), Caroline Heming (23e)
Chinese: Bethan Wiliam, Julie Puckering, Mitto Castillo
Russian: Machael Souter, Martin Gurnett, Jean Charles Fernandez, Alexander Money-Kryle (22e)
Mirlitons: Mari Kay McKenzie, Amanda Maxwell (20, 22m, 23, 24e), Caroline Heming (20, 21e, 23, 24e), Lianne Jonson (21m&e, 22m&e, 24m), Nichola Treherne (21m, 22e, 24m)
Madame Bon-Bon: Jean Wallis (20, 21e, 22e, 23, 24m&e), Martin Gurnett (20, 21m, 22m), Julie Jensen (21, 22m), Alexander Money-Kryle (21e, 22e, 23, 24m&e)
Flowers: Wendy Woodbridge, Caroline Heming, Lianne Jonson, David Needham, Christopher Channing, Nigel Brown, Bethan Wiliam, Nichola Treherne, Janet French, Mandy Komlosy, Julie Puckering, Mari Kay MacKenzie, Julie Jensen, Amanda Maxwell
Fritz, Children and Sweets: Students of the Jeannine Greville Dancing Academies

Crew

For The Nutcracker

Music Arranger: Leonard Salzado
Designer: Peter Farmer
Lighting: John B. Read

For Northern Ballet

Artistic Director: Robert de Warren
Administrator: Colin Bissett
Musical Director: Christopher Tadman-Robins
Ballet Mistress: Jean Wallis
Company Pianist: Margot Kazimirska
Technical Director: Roger Bushby Sansome
Stage Manager: Christine Savin
Technical Assistant: Rosie Weston
Consultant Wardrobe Supervisor: Ros Ward
Wardrobe Master: David Morgan
Wardrobe Assistant: Denis Blatchford
Public Relations Officer: Peter Bellingham
Sponsorship & Promotions: George Ann Chidgey
Publicity Assistant: Anne Winnall
Administrative Assistant: Sally Rolfe
Accounts: Sheila Greenwood
Switchboard & Audio Typist: Christine Evison
Orchestra Leader: Norman George

For the Hexagon Theatre

Director: Murray Edwards
Operations Manager: Howard Duckworth
Programme Manager: Paul Faint
Business Manager: Peigi Mackay
Senior House Manager: Mollie Bearn
House Manager: Simon Hollingbery
Catering/Bar Manager: Brian Cole
Chief Technician: Michael Hoyle
Publicity Officer: Mark Ringwood
Booking Hall Manager: Tina Burns

Programme Printed By: Horsley Bros. Printers Ltd., Essex

Notes

Additional Material: Flyer advertising the Stars of British Ballet Gala, to be held at the Hexagon on the 12th April 1981