Children's The Nutcracker Adventure Tour
Children's The Nutcracker Adventure Tour
Children's The Nutcracker Adventure Tour
Get ready for an enchanting and playful journey through the (paper!) snow to the imaginary land of the sweets, as you explore the world of The Nutcracker. For children ages 5-11 years old.
Children and adults alike can enjoy learning about and experiencing the behind-the-scenes magic that brings The Nutcracker to life on our stage.
Children and adults alike can enjoy learning about and experiencing the behind-the-scenes magic that brings The Nutcracker to life on our stage.
If you have any access requirements for your tour, please contact tours@roh.org.uk after booking so we can deliver the necessary arrangements.
A bespoke gift created by Eat Sleep Doodle, 10% off in the Royal Ballet and Opera Shop and Royal Opera House café Simply show your tour ticket at the till, valid on the day of your tour. Two days after the tour, you'll receive an email providing one month's access to RBOStream for £1.00.
Find information about your Royal Ballet and Opera tour including how to get to the tour venues and in-depth accessibility information.
Explore the Land of Sweets
This 75-minute tour of the Royal Opera House is led by an expert guide with experience in facilitating children's workshops. You will learn parts of the famous Nutcracker mime, handle the characters' ballet shoes and costumes and peek through the window of the Royal Ballet Company rehearsal studio as they prepare for their festive performances.
Venture to backstage areas usually off-limits to the public and peek into our studios to see The Royal Ballet in rehearsals. You can handle pointe shoes and tutu's from previous Royal Ballet productions. You will also enjoy a photo opportunity on the famous 'Bridge of Aspiration' that connects The Royal Ballet School and the Royal Opera House.
Background
Important information about your tour
- The meeting point for this tour is the Ground Floor cloakroom of the Royal Opera House.
- All children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults without children will not be admitted. One adult may be responsible for up to three children. Everyone attending must have their own ticket. Children under the age of five are not allowed on our tours, this includes babies and children in pushchairs.
- Latecomers will not be admitted.
- As the Royal Opera House is a working theatre each tour provides unique experience and content may vary according to what spaces are available on the day.
- We may be using headsets on our tours so you don’t miss any important information from our guides. All equipment is fully sanitised after each tour. You can use your own headphones if you wish. Please note headphones need to have a standard jack connection to be used with our devices.
- Contact-free bag checks will be in operation when you enter the building.
Access
This tour takes you through different areas of the Royal Opera House, including long corridors, stairs, escalators and lifts. The flooring is also different depending on where you are in the building – some floors are smooth and tiled or wooden, some are carpeted.
Because we are a working theatre, there are areas that won’t always be available to us, which means each tour will take a different route. The spaces we travel through can sometimes be busy and loud.
Our tour guides use descriptive language which helps to paint a picture for blind and partially sighted visitors.
Please get in touch at tours@roh.org.uk after booking to let us know your access requirements so we can make sure you have the best experience on your visit. We can help plan the tour if you require step-free and wheelchair access, if you prefer to avoid areas with views from a height, if you need to use the hearing loop or if you need to take regular breaks. Unfortunately, our hearing loops aren't compatible with Bluetooth.
Pointe Shoe Appeal
Every season, The Royal Ballet dance through more than 6,000 pairs of pointe shoes—but that’s just the starts of what our dancers wear throughout the year.
With shoes in every style and colour, our footwear team works year-round to ensure that every dancer has the perfect fit, allowing them to step confidently onto the stage night after night. Help them perform to the best of their ability by making a donation to our Pointe Shoe Appeal.
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