A BALLET rarely seen in the UK is on stage in Bath in February.

Ellen Kent & Ballet International's production of Nutcracker is directed by Yuri Grigorovich, who directed the Bolshoi Ballet for 30 years.

The classic Christmas story about a girl swept away to a magical dreamworld is full of Tchaikovsky's memorable music, including Dance with the Sugar Plum Fairy.

The ballet comes to the Theatre Royal in Bath on February 11-16.

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