Thursday, 18 December 2008

Crackin' Nuts

The whole team headed off to see English National Ballet's The Nutcracker last night at London's Coliseum.

Sad to see that this is the last Christmas that this particular production will be be staged but after 7 successful years I guess it's time for a change.
The wildly eccentric production is designed by Gerald Scarfe and choreographed by Christopher Hampson and features what I can confidently say is the largest stage fridge in any theatre in the country this Christmas....unless there's a panto about giant white goods that I don't yet know about...either way, their fridge probably won't have what seemed like a hundred snowflake dancers leaping out of it!

We weren't sure about the ending. Or lack of. But we still enjoyed it....a really seasonal class outing that's put us all in the right mood for xmas.

And just to prove we're in the right mood...we posed for a team xmas pic...our own live interpretation of Botticelli's nativity painting. The key artistic reference here is 'interpretation'....

The Sky Arts team could never be accused of not taking their fun seriously...

A very merry Christmas from everyone at Sky Arts 1, Sky Arts 2 & Sky Arts HD. Enjoy your festive viewing!