The Nutcracker Suite
Type: Media
As of November 2026, The Nutcracker Suite has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Table Read Tuesdays (Jul 2024). Referenced in a humorous context when Dark Helmet threatens to use it as a punishment.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll. The plot is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 short story The Nutcracker, itself a retelling of E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The ballet's first choreographer was Marius Petipa, with whom Tchaikovsky had worked three years earlier on The Sleeping Beauty, a
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jul 2024 on Table Read Tuesdays |
| Format | 1892 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dance ballet |
Who talks about The Nutcracker Suite on podcasts?
Cat Wilson brought up The Nutcracker Suite; the most recent mention was Jul 2024 on Table Read Tuesdays.
- SPACEBALLS (1st half)Table Read Tuesdays on Table Read Tuesdays (Jul 2024) — Cat Wilson