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The Nutcracker: Paidiki Skini Thessalonikis at the Mikis Theodorakis Theatre

Hoffmann's Christmas tale with Tchaikovsky's music and ballerinas, for the whole family. Saturday 12 December, 17:00 and 19:00.

Thessaloniki's Paidiki Skini brings its Nutcracker to Chania for one Saturday in December, after three straight sold-out seasons at home. It is Hoffmann's Christmas Eve story of little Mary and the strange wooden soldier her godfather gives her, adapted by Giota Kaltsidou and directed by Androniki Malakozi, with Tchaikovsky's music and a seven-strong company that includes two ballerinas. There are two shows at the Mikis Theodorakis Theatre in the old Customs House, at 17:00 and 19:00, which makes it an easy early-evening outing with children. General entry is €12, OPEKA tickets are accepted, and seats are numbered and on pre-sale through more.com. It is performed in Greek.