2026
Comedy
Made in Tasmania
Bawdy Panto

The Nuts Cracker

3 - 5 Dec 2026 (3 performances)
Thu 3 Dec 2026 7:30 pm
Fri 4 Dec 2026 7:30 pm
Sat 5 Dec 2026 7:30 pm
Theatre Royal

Get ready for a lesson you’ll never forget! The Bawdy Panto team returns to the Theatre Royal for another year of relentless puns, political roasts, and local satire with their latest masterpiece: The Nuts Cracker!

Forget sugar plum fairies—this year we’re taking a cheeky look at the Tasmanian education system. Meet the idealistic (and perpetually broke) Clara Fication and her Principal, the formidable Dame Edna Kation, as they defend Chigwell Primary from a corporate takeover. The villainous Vice-Chancellor Ratus is on a mission to seize the fabled Golden Nuts of Knowledge to fund his shiny, windowless "Booniversity" tower in the heart of the CBD.

Can our heroes, including the very stiff (and possibly termite-infested) Prince Sandy, protect their nuts from being liquidated? Or will the school playground be sold to the AFL for a stadium before recess is over?

Featuring your favorite staples—cynical Roger the Cat, a high-vis appearance from Beryl, and the legendary M&J Butchers meat tray auction—this show is packed with song parodies and enough innuendo to make a school inspector faint.

Grab your tickets now for the only "parent-teacher interview" that guarantees a laugh.

Warning: Contains high levels of "Morning Wood" and zero common sense.

Tickets

Full $50 | Concession $45

*all bookings will incur a $6.95 transaction fee 

Duration

75mins (no interval)

Patron Advice
  • No babes in arms
  • Sexual references
  • Audience interaction / participation
  • Pyrotechnics
  • Smoke/haze effects
  • Strobe lighting
  • Loud noise

For wheelchair and accessible seating enquiries, please contact our box office on (03) 6146 3300 or boxoffice@theatreroyal.com.au