December 2025
Discover what dance shows are on in London and the rest of the UK this December, including The Nutcracker.
Opening this month
6 Dec: IDP x johannes wieland, thousands of suns [The Place]
11 December—11 January: English National Ballet, The Nutcracker [London Coliseum]
12—24 December: Scottish Ballet, Wee Nutcracker [Tramway, Glasgow]
18 December—4 January: Northern Ballet, The Nutcracker [Leeds Grand Theatre]
19—21 December: Brecon Festival Ballet, The Nutcracker [Theatr Brycheiniog]
29—31 December: Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker [Royal Albert Hall]
Ongoing Shows
Until 3 January: Let's All Dance, The Nutcracker [Tour]
Until 4 January: Birmingham Rep, The Snowman [Peacock Theatre, London]
Until 4 January: ZooNation, Ebony Scrooge [Sadler's Wells East]
Until 5 January: The Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker [Royal Opera House]
Until 31 January: Scottish Ballet, The Snow Queen [Tour]
Until 3 Feb: Mergaliyev Classical Ballet, The Nutcracker [Tour]
Until 11 Feb: Acosta Danza, Nutcracker in Havana [Tour]
Until 19 February: Yorke Dance Project, Modern Milestones [Tour]
Until 21 February: Joss Arnott Dance, Meet the Hatter [Tour]
Until 1 March: Vincent Simone, Tango Passions [Tour]
Until 20 March: Motionhouse, Hidden [Tour]
Until 31 March: Payal Ramchandani, Just Enough Madness [Tour]
Until 10 April: Pett Clausen-Knight, Into the Light [Tour]
Until 12 April 2026: Fevered Sleep, Time Keeps the Drummer [Tour]
Until 9 May: New Adventures, The Red Shoes [Tour]
Until 26 May: Northern Ballet, Little Red Riding Hood [Tour]
Until 9 June: The Royal Ballet, La Fille mal gardée [Royal Opera House]
Until 28 June: English National Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty [Tour]
Closing this Month
Until 2 December: The Royal Ballet, Perspectives: Balanchine, Marston, Peck [Royal Opera House]
Until 5 December: Rude Health Festival [Cambois Miners Welfare, Northumberland]
Until 13 December: Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker [Birmingham Hippodrome]
Until 14 December: Adam Garcia, Emerald Storm [Emerald Theatre, London]
Until 20 December: New English Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker [Tour]
Until 22 December: A Fairytale for Christmas [Tour]
Until 23 December: Imperial Classical Ballet, Swan Lake [Tour]
Until 23 December: Anton Du Beke, Christmas With [Tour]
Until 24 December: Protein Dance, The Magic Flute [Tour]
Can’t find a show?
These listings are independently collated by me in my spare time, so some shows may be missing. Email me to get your dance production listed.