The Nutcracker, Thursday November 22 2012, Performance at 8pm. €26.00. This ever popular and superbly beautiful ballet scored by Tchaikovsky will be a visual and aural delight staged by one of the country’s leading ballet companies to kick start the senses for some magical pre-Christmas cheer this November – In this unique Irish production of the ballet. The story of this magical family Ballet starts with the central character Clara who dreams that her toys come to life. Fearsome battles between the Mouse King's army and the soldier toys, led by Clara's beloved Nutcracker endure before the Nutcracker is transformed into a handsome Prince, who takes Clara to the beautiful Kingdom of Sweets.