Little Bulb The Nutcracker
Olivier Award-winning theatre company Little Bulb brings The Nutcracker to the West End this Christmas.
This Christmas, Olivier Award-winning theatre company Little Bulb (Wolf Witch Giant Fairy, CBeebies’ Christmas Pantos) brings its Olivier-nominated, critically acclaimed, audacious reimagining of The Nutcracker to the West End for a strictly limited season.
Following a sold-out, record-breaking run at Polka Theatre, this feel-good festive adventure comes to St Martin’s Theatre from 10 December 2025 - 4 January 2026, packed with live music, laugh-out-loud comedy and clever homemade magic for children aged 5 - 12 and their families.
When two squabbling siblings receive a mysterious nutcracker from their flamboyant Aunt on Christmas Eve, it sets them off on a fantastical journey into ‘The Mousey Realm’. Can they put their differences aside and stop the evil, many-headed Mouse King before he ruins Christmas?
Only time will tell...
This bold and brilliantly silly tale is brought to ingenious theatrical life with clever cardboard creations, comic characters and a chorus of cheeky musical mice. It’s crammed full of action, laugh-out-loud comedy, and a sleigh-load of feelgood festive bangers that’ll have you dancing in your seat - with just the right amount of cheese
Originally co-produced with Polka Theatre, this bold and brilliantly silly version was Olivier Award-nominated in 2025 after becoming the best-selling Christmas show in Polka’s 45-year history.
Venue details
- Address:
- St Martin’s Theatre
- West Street
- London
- WC2H 9NZ