Welcome to Le Crack – the dingiest cabaret club you can’t help but love.
Crawl under the walls and scurry inside for a soiree of seductive burlesque, daring aerial acts, gender-bending deviancy and a house band that will make you squeak with delight. Proudly hosted by your overlord of the underground, the voice of the vermin – The Rat King!
Venture inside if you dare. Come, put your toys down and join the weirdos in the Rat King’s lair...
NUTCRACKER (the alternative cabaret) is a queer love story and an adult twist on a Christmas classic. Directed by Juliette Manon, with original live music from Sam Roberts and Heledd Watkins of HMS Morris, and deliciously dark performances from Len Blanco, Diomede, Cadbury Parfait, Rotten Peach and Daisy Williams.
Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original 1816 fairy tale, The Nutcracker and The Mouse King, this immersive Cabaret experience will subvert the norms and muse on the good, the bad and the beautiful in our modern world.
A Wales Millennium Centre + Juliette Manon production.
Juliette Manon (they/them) – Director
Juliette is a non-binary queer director and multidisciplinary artist from North Wales. They recently completed their residency at Theatr Clwyd as the recipient of the Carne Traineeship for Directors in Wales (22-24) having previously trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Manchester. They are passionate about platforming underrepresented voices and telling fantastical and silly stories through an abstract lens.
Recent work as Director includes: Lydia Merch y Cwilt (Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru), Dysgu Hedfan (BBC/It’s My Shout), Ble mae trenau’n mynd gyda’r nos a chwestiynnau mawr eraill bywyd (Y Cwmni), Ie Ie Ie (Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru).
As Associate/Staff Director: The Great Gatsby (Theatr Clwyd & The Guild of Misrule), Truth or Dare (Theatr Clwyd), The In-Between, (Theatr Clwyd & NYTW).
Start time: 8.30pm
Matinee 31 December 3.30pm
Previews: 3 + 4 December £15
Running time: TBC
Age restriction: 18+
Warnings: Strong language, nudity, flashing lights
Access:
Wed 11 + Tue 31 December will be BSL interpreted by Nikki Harris
Wed 18 December will be audio described by Ioan Gwyn
IECHYD DA!
Doors open 30 minutes before the performance starts, so you can find a table, catch up with friends and grab a drink via our app. You can also order throughout the show and we'll bring your drinks straight to your table. Lovely!
Seating is unreserved.
We advise larger groups to arrive early so you can find seats together.
If the show is sold out, you may need to share a table.
Disabled, Students, Under 30s + unwaged
£3 off (excluding previews)
Group offer
Groups 10+ £3 off (excluding previews)
When booking online, the groups discount will be automatically applied at Checkout.
HYNT SCHEME
Free tickets for carers and companions. Find out more about the Hynt access scheme.
All offers subject to allocations and availability.
BSL Interpreted
Audio Described
