5 JANUARY 1985, page 27

Dance

Sugar plum Julie Kavanagh The Nutcracker (Royal Opera House) I t's my guess that hundreds of little girls will leave Peter Wright's new production of The Nutcracker dreaming not......

Theatre

J's boys Christopher Edwards Peter Pan (RSC Barbican) Vor the third year in succession the RSC's production of Peter Pan is the most spectacular holiday entertainment on offer.......

Opera

Sensation Rodney Milnes Mazeppa (Coliseum) rr his one's going to give all you music 1 critics hernias,' a bright young opera producer said to me, with perhaps a shade too much......