One of the great ballets returns to Croydon with festive season magic, featuring a full live orchestra.

Enchanting: The Nutcracker is full of magical moments

And one lucky Inside Croydon patron, plus a guest, can be at the Fairfield Halls on Saturday November 28 to enjoy Tchaikovsky’s wonderful score married with the beautiful dancing of The Nutcracker.

iC has a pair of tickets to give away in our latest super prize competition.

Imperial Classical Ballet brings The Nutcracker to Fairfield Halls as part of Amande Concerts’ 20th anniversary season.

The Nutcracker will get everyone in the festive mood, whether classical music fans or newcomers to ballet.

A Christmas Eve gift takes Clara into a world of enchanted toys, snowflakes and the Kingdom of Sweets.

Tchaikovsky’s score includes the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Waltz of the Flowers, music that will be familiar to most people even before their first visit to a ballet.

The production pairs classical dancing with costumes and stage settings that follow Clara’s journey from a family celebration into a dream.
The season marks 20 years of Amande Concerts bringing classical productions to British audiences.

The Nutcracker remains the perfect way to welcome the wonder of winter. This great  ballet — filled with shimmering snowflakes, swirling waltzes, enchanted toys and the unforgettable journey of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince — continues to captivate families year after year.

The production delivers beauty, grandeur and motion, with lavish hand-crafted costumes, timeless classical choreography, a cast of internationally acclaimed dancers and mesmerising set designs that transport audiences from the Christmas Eve party to the sparkling Kingdom of Sweets

• Tickets are on sale now from the Fairfield Halls box office

WIN TICKETS IN OUR EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION

You and a guest can enjoy The Nutcracker with a prize pair of tickets worth nearly £100 by taking part in our special competition.

Entry to the competition is exclusively for paying subscribers of Inside Croydon.

Our lucky winners have the chance to go to the Fairfield Halls on November 28, where they will enjoy a full live orchestra, sumptuous costumes, magnificent choreography and the timeless music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and really get in the mood for the festive season.

To win, all you have to do is email the correct answer to inside.croydon@btinternet.com with “NUTCRACKER” in the subject header.

BUT HURRY!

The winner will be the first correct entry received before the competition deadline of noon on Tuesday, October 27. Entries from readers who are not paying subscribers will be automatically disqualified.

As well as your answer, please include a daytime contact phone number and your postal address.

Here’s the question which could see you enjoying a gala ballet night at the Fairfield Halls:

What was Tchaikovsky’s middle name?

All you have to do now is…

1. Make sure you are signed up as an Inside Croydon paying subscriber. Click here to sign up now and get your entry in, and receive other benefits of being an Inside Croydon subscriber while supporting our headline-setting, independent journalism.
2. Email the correct answer to inside.croydon@btinternet.com with “NUTCRACKER” in the subject header
3. Make sure you enter the competition without delay!!

There will be more exciting competitions with massive prizes coming for iC’s loyal patrons in the next few days, too. You’ve got to be in it to win it…

And if you’re not lucky enough to win our competition, you can book your tickets from the Fairfield Halls box office by clicking here.

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