When and where Thursday, 13 November 2025 Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch Principal CastClaraCadence Barrack Nutcracker Doll / PrinceJoshua Guillemot-Rodgerson Sugar Plum FairyAna Gallardo Lobaina Auntie DrosselmeyerGretchen Steimle KoroTaiaroa Royal * Mrs StahlbaumBreyah Takitimu ‡ Mr StahlbaumCalum Gray FritzMalachi Pattison ^ Mouse KingCallahan Laird Storm MasterDane Head Pohutukawa FlowerKate Kadow The PartyParents Clara's Friends Fritz's Friends Elisha Russell ^ Cynthia Zhang ^ Emily Bell ^ Aria Stokes ^ In Hae Kim ^ Isla Leiato ^ Birds KereruDane Head The BattleFerrets Stoats Charlotte Willis † Possums Soldiers The Land of the SnowSnowflakes Charlotte Willis † Lyn Lin † Breyah Takitimu ‡ The Land of the SweetsChocolate Fish Hokey Pokey Lolly Slice Pavlova Flowers KōwhaiHilary An-Roddie KōwhaiJennifer Ulloa KōwhaiTessa Karle KōwhaiCharlotte Willis † MānukaLyn Lin † MānukaOlivia Platt MānukaBreyah Takitimu ‡ MānukaJemima Scott Christchurch Symphony Orchestra  Concertmaster Justine Cormack Assistant CVoncertmaster Sarah McCracken First Violins Jonathan Tanner Andrew Maddick Natalia Lomeiko Amandine Combes-Guerin Claire Shatford Jennie Goldstein Second Violins Arna Morton | Principal Milana Kornienko | Associate Principal Laura Barton Stephanie Buzzard Iryna Ionenko | Principal Emeritus Bistra Dimitrova Violas Serenity Thurlow | Principal Sharon Baylis | Associate Principal Philippa Lodge Pippa Mills Cellos Naomi Hnat | Principal Sophie Tanner | Associate Principal Tomas Hurnik Joanna Park Double Basses Annabella Zilber | Principal Ross Radford | Associate Principal Toni St Clair Flutes Hye-Won Suh | Principal Margo Askin | Associate Principal Rebecca Robinson Oboes Ashleigh Mowbray | Principal Louise Cox | Associate Principal Rowena Bell Clarinets David McGregor | Principal Jonathan Prior | Associate Principal John Robinson Bassoons Selena Prior | Principal Gabriel Baird | Associate Principal Horns Emma Eden | Principal Jessica Piva | Associate Principal Bernard Shapiro Antonio Dimitrov Trumpets Thomas Eves | Principal Slade Hocking | Associate Principal Trombones Karl Margevka | Principal Christopher Petch | Associate Principal Bass Trombone Pablo Ruiz-Henao | Principal Tuba Nigel Seaton | Principal Timpani Mark La Roche | Principal Percussion Brett Painter | Principal Roanna Funcke | Associate Principal Harp Helen Webby | Principal Celeste Noelle Dannenbring | RNZB Company Pianist Performance ScheduleApproximately 1 hour and 40 minutes including one 20 minute interval.
A 15 minute lockout period applies to each act of the performance.
Smoke, haze and lighting effects will be used during this performance. |