Long Clawson teenager wins coveted role in top ballet

By Nick Rennie
Published 19th Oct 2022, 13:05 BST
Updated 19th Oct 2022, 13:06 BST
Long Clawson ballet dancer Madeleine IrvingLong Clawson ballet dancer Madeleine Irving
Long Clawson ballet dancer Madeleine Irving
A Long Clawson teenager has won a coveted role in the English Youth Ballet’s production of Nutcracker.

Madeleine Irving (16) was selected after a competitive video audition and will be dancing the soloist role of a Sugar Plum Attendant.

The excited cast of young dancers are rehearsing ahead of the production at the Wycombe Swan in High Wycombe, on November 1 and 2.

EYB Principal, Lyndsey Fraser, who is starring as the Sugar Plum Fairy, said: “The sets and costumes in the production are superb.”