Some of our automata are appearing at Mottisfont, National Trust, as part of their Nutcracker Christmas event.
Saturday 29 November – Sunday 4 January 2015
Start your visit with a peek into a twinkling Christmas party, then ascend the staircase to the sound of ticking clocks, to enter the dream mechanical world of the Nutcracker. Have a go operating life-size puppets and all sorts of weird and wonderful automata from the famous Cabaret Mechanical Theatre. Beautiful little lantern theatres reveal more of the story. Watch out for the exciting battle between the Mouse King and the toy soldiers before heading out to the gardens to explore the Land of Snow and ice and land of Sweets.
Mottisfont – National Trust
near Romsey
Hampshire
