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A World Of Our Own - the Nutcracker Act II Reimagined

The Snow Fairy belongs to a world of frost, winter and ice. Their magic can turn the landscape silver, summon snow from the sky and create extraordinary beauty from the cold. Far away, the Sugar Plum Fairy rules the warm and abundant Kingdom of Sweets, where colour, music and celebration fill the air.

Our story opens years later, when the Snow Fairy encounters a group of Snowflakes dancing through the winter. They are breathtaking - elegant, precise and perfectly synchronised - yet as the Snow Fairy watches, they begin to notice something beneath all that perfection. The Snowflakes have become so accustomed to moving, dressing and behaving as one that they have forgotten the individual identities that lie within them.

Recognising something of their own experience in the Snowflakes, the Snow Fairy decides to intervene. Through their magic, they encourage each Snowflake to reveal what was there all along. The uniform ensemble begins to transform, and from it emerge a collection of wonderfully different characters - Tea, Chocolate, Coffee, Marzipan and Peppermint - each with their own personality, movement and story to tell.

At last, the two acknowledge how their own jealousy, assumptions and pride kept them apart. Both apologise. Neither has to become more like the other; instead, they finally understand that their different kinds of magic can exist side by side.

Sugar Plum opens the doors of the Kingdom of Sweets to the Snow Fairy and their newly transformed companions, while the Snow Fairy brings to the kingdom a new appreciation for everything that makes its inhabitants distinct.

Together, they create a world of their own - a place where nobody has to hide what makes them different in order to belong, and where individuality is not merely accepted, but celebrated.

These tickets are being sold independently by the company, not the Shaw Theatre box office. Please direct enquiries to the Kadeem En Pointe company who will be able to help you.

Ticket Information

Saturday 19 December, 2026 | 7:30pm GMT | The Shaw Theatre, King's Cross, London

Tickets are e-tickets by default and will be delivered within 72 hours of purchase. If you do not receive your tickets please contact [email protected].

Programmes will not be available to purchase at the theatre and must be added to your order in advance.

Tickets are sold by timed entry, giving earlier entry groups first choice of seats. Each admission slot has a limited number of seats.

£60 First Entry: 6:45pm (includes access to the post-show talk)
£40 Second Entry: 7:00pm - SOLD OUT
£25 Final Entry: 7:10pm

Your ticket determines when you may enter the auditorium, not a specific seat. Seats are chosen on a first-come, first-served basis once your entry time begins.

Accessible seating
There are 6 accessible seats in the theatre. To check availability, please email [email protected]. 
These will not be available via the Shaw Theatre Box Office for this show.

Performances

19 December 2026

07:30pm - 07:30pm

A World Of Our Own - the Nutcracker Act II Reimagined