Coliseum; Linbury theatre; Royal Opera House, LondonENB's new Nutcracker recaptures the joy, while Royal Ballet finesse shines through the bling in a Frederick Ashton classic. Plus, a searing festive antidote from Ben Duke Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker has been part of Christmas in Britain since 1934, when Alicia Markova starred in a production staged by Nicholas Sergeyev. "She was brittle and sparkling, l…
