1 ROYAL BALLET
Wayne McGregor’s sensational Chroma, which just won a National Dance Award for choreography, returns to the Royal Ballet in a mixed bill that also includes MacMillan’s Different Drummer and his Rite of Spring. Royal Opera House, Bow Street, WC2 (www.royaloperahouse.org 020-7304 4000), Sat (12.30pm)
2 MATTHEW BOURNE’S NUTCRACKER!
If you like your Tchaikovsky with a dollop of humour and a nod to vintage Hollywood, this is for you. Wycombe Swan, St Mary’s Street, High Wycombe (www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000), Sat; New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway (www.theambassadors.com/newwimbledon 0870 0606646), from Tues, until Feb 9
3 AMJAD
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The Canadian choreographer Edouard Lock draws upon the iconography of Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty to create an intensely physical show. Sadler’s Wells, Rosebery Avenue, EC1 (www.sadlerswells.com 0844 4124300), Sat
4 JAMES SON OF JAMES
Hot from Ireland comes Michael Keegan-Dolan’s latest production. A tale of accidental heroism, betrayal and revenge, told through song, dance and comedy. Contains adult themes, not suitable for under14s. Barbican Theatre, Silk Street, EC2 (www.barbican.org.uk 0845 1207515), from Tues, until Feb 9