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Five Stars A family-friendly seasonal ballet has characterised Scottish Ballet’s winter programming for decades. This December, it would have been the late Peter Darrell’s Nutcracker, a fantastical midnight adventure, seen through the eyes of a child, Clara. Now, courtesy of cinematic panache, it’s through the eyes of a little boy (Leo Tetteh) that we discover a magical realm of dance-y delights in the limbo of a deserted theatre. When Leo (and his ever-present football) accidentally ...