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The Nutcracker Noir immersive Christmas dining experience coming to London

September 25, 2025

This Christmas, acclaimed scene makers DesignScene and immersive storytellers Secret Theatre will present The Nutcracker Noir – a new immersive dining experience and modern reimagining of the classic Christmas tale.

Transforming a multi-sensory immersive building in the heart of Shoreditch into a festive extravaganza for a limited time (November 26th – December 21st), this immersive dining experience combines world-class performances, mischief and theatrical storytelling with decadent dishes and immersive sets to bring the eclectic and enchanting world of The Nutcracker Noir to life.

Inspired by Tchaikovsky’s 1892 ballet, the show follows the story of an orphan raised in a fantastical world, Clara, as she searches for her long-lost father and somehow ends up directing her own wild adaptation of

As Clara’s cast of performers take to the stage, guests will feast on a multi-sensory three-course menu created by immersive dining specialist Jenny McNeill at Feast & Fable (Gingerline, Fat Duck). Featuring British influences alongside Nordic flavours, the menu will play its way between the traditional and the daring, the expected and the adventurous and mirror the unfolding storyline.

Sample Menu: 

  • Rum-spiked brioche rolls with whipped miso, maple & rosemary butter
  • Family Christmas – roast chicken with mustard cream sauce, brünkal & pickled red grapes
  • Midwinter salad of seasonal squash, apple, crispy kale & fermented cranberries
  • La Recette Perdue – Soused ginger cake, pear & chocolate mousse, custard cremeux, wild blueberry meringue shards

Each bite can be enjoyed alongside a menu of innovative signature cocktails as well as a wine and non-alcoholic drinks list.

Adapted and co-directed by immersive pioneer Richard Crawford (SE7EN / The Great Gatsby), co-directed and choreographed by Gary Lloyd (Thriller Live / Heathers) and co-produced by Atilla Keskin, founder of DesignScene (Amazon MGM Studios, Apple, Pinterest and Bacardi), the production will feature some of the city’s finest talent.

Fresh off West End productions the show will star Jairus McClanahan (Hamilton), Patrick Wilden (Cabaret) as well as Anita Nicole (The Lord of the Rings – The Ring of Power) in the lead role of Clara. The cast will also feature an array of fantastic talent, taking the ambition of what a Christmas Immersive Dining experience can be to the next level. Chris Howell (Punchdrunk), Jessica Alonso (Art of Dying/Secret Theatre) Shoko Ito (Wicked) David Michael Johnson (The Bodyguard) Alex Codd (Rehab the Musical) and Phoebe Coray (Cinderella) are all confirmed for the epic experience.

Tickets for The Nutcracker Noir will start from £48 for a show ticket, from £180 for a shared Club Table (inclusive of three-course meal) and from £240 for a VIP Table (plus fees).

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