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The Snow Fairy belongs to a world of frost, winter and ice. Their magic can turn the landscape silver, summon snow from the sky and create extraordinary beauty from the cold. Far away, the Sugar Plum Fairy rules the warm and abundant Kingdom of Sweets, where colour, music and celebration fill the air.
Once, the two fairies were close. But although both possessed powerful magic, they could never quite understand the way the other chose to use it. Sugar Plum came to see the Snow Fairy as cold and distant. The Snow Fairy, meanwhile, grew envious of Sugar Plum, whose sweetness and warmth seemed to make them loved wherever they went. In time, admiration turned to resentment, resentment became pride, and the two went their separate ways.
Our story opens years later, when the Snow Fairy encounters a group of Snowflakes dancing through the winter. They are breathtaking - elegant, precise and perfectly synchronised - yet as the Snow Fairy watches, they begin to notice something beneath all that perfection. The Snowflakes have become so accustomed to moving, dressing and behaving as one that they have forgotten the individual identities that lie within them.
Recognising something of their own experience in the Snowflakes, the Snow Fairy decides to intervene. Through their magic, they encourage each Snowflake to reveal what was there all along. The uniform ensemble begins to transform, and from it emerge a collection of wonderfully different characters - Tea, Chocolate, Coffee, Marzipan and Peppermint - each with their own personality, movement and story to tell.
Seeing the beauty that has come from allowing difference to flourish gives the Snow Fairy the courage to face something they have avoided for years: returning to the Kingdom of Sweets.
There, the Snow Fairy comes face to face with Sugar Plum once again. Rather than arriving empty-handed, they present the newly transformed sweets as gifts. Sugar Plum invites each of them to step forward and tell their story.
One by one, the kingdom comes alive with different rhythms, personalities and ways of moving. As Sugar Plum watches, they begin to see the Snow Fairy differently. The cold they once dismissed has created something beautiful. And the Snow Fairy, looking around the kingdom, realises that Sugar Plum's warmth was never something to envy, but something that could be shared.
At last, the two acknowledge how their own jealousy, assumptions and pride kept them apart. Both apologise. Neither has to become more like the other; instead, they finally understand that their different kinds of magic can exist side by side.
Sugar Plum opens the doors of the Kingdom of Sweets to the Snow Fairy and their newly transformed companions, while the Snow Fairy brings to the kingdom a new appreciation for everything that makes its inhabitants distinct.
Together, they create a world of their own - a place where nobody has to hide what makes them different in order to belong, and where individuality is not merely accepted, but celebrated.
A World of Our Own reimagines Act II of The Nutcracker as a story of identity, jealousy, forgiveness, generosity and belonging - reminding us that sometimes living happily ever after begins not by overcoming our differences, but by learning to love them.
Kadeem En Pointe
The Sugar Plum Fairy | Read Bio
Trinidadian-born, London-based dancer Kadeem En Pointe leads the cast of A World Of Our Own. He trained at the Caribbean School of Dancing in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to the UK, and is the creator of Kadeem En Pointe, a platform exploring ballet beyond traditional ideas of gender and who the art form is for.
His work includes the En Pointe In Public series and All The World’s A Stage, his first independently produced stage production, which premiered at London’s Shaw Theatre in 2026.
Evie-leigh Savage
The Snow Fairy | Read Bio
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Inès vebole
The Nutcracker | Read Bio
Trinidadian-born, London-based dancer Kadeem En Pointe leads the cast of A World Of Our Own. He trained at the Caribbean School of Dancing in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to the UK, and is the creator of Kadeem En Pointe, a platform exploring ballet beyond traditional ideas of gender and who the art form is for.
His work includes the En Pointe In Public series and All The World’s A Stage, his first independently produced stage production, which premiered at London’s Shaw Theatre in 2026.
Lyla Bautista
Coffee | Read Bio
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Jennifer Clarke
Peppermint | Read Bio
Trinidadian-born, London-based dancer Kadeem En Pointe leads the cast of A World Of Our Own. He trained at the Caribbean School of Dancing in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to the UK, and is the creator of Kadeem En Pointe, a platform exploring ballet beyond traditional ideas of gender and who the art form is for.
His work includes the En Pointe In Public series and All The World’s A Stage, his first independently produced stage production, which premiered at London’s Shaw Theatre in 2026.
Charlotte Coles
Marzipan | Read Bio
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Alex DeCapo
Dragonfly | Read Bio
Italian, London-based performer Alex DeCapo joins the cast of A World Of Our Own. They trained as a professional dancer at the Kyiv State Ballet School before continuing their training at London Studio Centre. Their credits include Swan Lake with the St. Petersburg Ballet Festival Tour, Wicked: Part One, and The Open Book Project by Transit Productions.
Victoria Eniraiyetan
Butterfly | Read Bio
London-based ballet and contemporary dancer Victoria Eniraiyetan joins the cast as Butterfly. She began her dance training as a teenager before studying at London Studio Centre, where she trained across a variety of styles.
Phoebe-Rae Levene
Tea | Read Bio
English performer Phoebe-Rae Levene joins the cast as Tea. Her dance credits include The Soldier’s Tale at the New Wimbledon Theatre, while her theatre credits include The Speech at the Golden Goose Theatre, In The Afterglow at the Hope Theatre, and 13 The Musical at the Ambassadors Theatre.
Her short film credits include Bookyville and I Choose to Mourn by Living.
Jessica Lara Ridge
Chocolate | Read Bio
London-based ballet and contemporary dancer Victoria Eniraiyetan joins the cast as Butterfly. She began her dance training as a teenager before studying at London Studio Centre, where she trained across a variety of styles.
Nikki Skinner
Flower | Read Bio
English performer Phoebe-Rae Levene joins the cast as Tea. Her dance credits include The Soldier’s Tale at the New Wimbledon Theatre, while her theatre credits include The Speech at the Golden Goose Theatre, In The Afterglow at the Hope Theatre, and 13 The Musical at the Ambassadors Theatre.
Her short film credits include Bookyville and I Choose to Mourn by Living.
Greta Benedetta Zappettini
Flower | Read Bio
London-based ballet and contemporary dancer Victoria Eniraiyetan joins the cast as Butterfly. She began her dance training as a teenager before studying at London Studio Centre, where she trained across a variety of styles.
Live Pianist
Mark Rogers
Pianist | Read Bio
American pianist Mark Rogers accompanies the company live for this performance of A World Of Our Own. Based in London, he specialises in vocal and chamber music and has received prizes at international competitions including the Boulanger Competition in Paris, Lied Festival Zeist and the Helmut Deutsch Competition in Vienna.
He is currently a member of the Young Artist Programme at the Oxford International Song Festival and has performed across the UK and Europe, with appearances at venues including the Alte Aula in Heidelberg, the Palazzo Contarini in Venice and the Scottish Parliament Building, as well as broadcasts for Portuguese Radio.
Mark trained at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and has worked as a répétiteur on productions including Eugene Onegin, Cavalleria rusticana, Don Pasquale and HMS Pinafore. He is also the founder and music director of the Westminster Ensemble and works with Live Music Now to bring live performance into underserved communities.