Two holiday classics return to the National Arts Centre

Two perennial holiday favourites, each with a unique twist, open at the National Arts Centre next week, kicking off one of the busiest months of the year at the nation’s arts headquarters.The Royal Winnipeg Ballet returns with its Canadiana-laced production of The Nutcracker, while the NAC’s English Theatre reprises its version of A Christmas Carol, which premiered last year to sold-out audiences.
Let’s start with A Christmas Carol. It’s rare for the NAC theatre departmen