The Nutcracker in the West End
16th October 2025We are so excited to see our Olivier-nominated co-production with Little Bulb Theatre have an amazing new life in the West End! 
After a record-breaking run for Polka Theatre last year, the show returns from 10 December 2025 to 4 January 2026 at St Martin’s Theatre.
This production was created through the collaboration and imagination of brilliant artists, creatives, producers and technical teams working in the subsidised sector of the theatre industry. Without this hotbed of new talent and work creation – supported by Arts Council England, local councils, and a vast range of public and private funders – new work like this simply would not find its way to the West End.
We want to thank all the public and private supporters who make it possible.
Little Bulb said: “We are beyond excited to bring our madcap, ‘80s action film inspired version of The Nutcracker to the iconic St Martin’s theatre for our West End debut! It’s such a beautiful and intimate space bursting with theatre history, making it the perfect place for families to come and feel festive. But, here’s a twist in the tale… our version of this Christmas classic is told by the mice! That’s right, a chorus of cheeky mice playing in the home of the world’s most famous Mousetrap! What could possibly go wrong?”
The show was devised and written by Clare Beresford, Dominic Conway and Alexander Scott, in collaboration with Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, Caroline Partridge, Edith Tankus, and Shamira Turner.
Direction is by Alexander Scott, with set and costume design by Sam Wilde, lighting design by Joshua Pharo, and sound design by Sharon Tsang. Music is co-directed by Clare Beresford and Dominic Conway.
Little Bulb are known for their inventive, genre-defying productions that blend music, storytelling, and playful imagination. This marks their West End debut.