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Hex, National Theatre

04 Dec 21 – 22 Jan 22, Performances at 7pm or 7:15pm with additional 2pm matinees

The National Theatre’s Christmas show Hex reframes Sleeping Beauty’s evil fairy as the story’s misunderstood heroine. Rosalie Craig stars and Rufus Norris directs

By Holly O'Mahony on 27/9/2021

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In true ‘here’s one I made earlier’ fashion, the National Theatre’s 2021 Christmas show is Hex, an adaptation of artistic director Rufus Norris’s acclaimed take on Sleeping Beauty, which ran at the Young Vic Theatre in 2002. The reworked musical features lyrics by… wait for it… Norris himself (who also directs), a book by his wife Tanya Ronder (Table) and a score by Jim Fortune (Pericles).


If this sounds like rampant nepotism, let’s remember the catastrophic period British theatre is reemerging from, which for the National included its 2020 productions of Death of England: Delroy and Dick Whittington closing shortly after opening because of changing regulations surrounding the pandemic. With Covid-19 cases rising and a question mark looming over whether theatres will still be open come the festive season, perhaps the NT’s decision to look close to home for its Christmas show was a sensible one.


Set in the world of Sleeping Beauty, Hex redefines the myth’s fairy figure as misunderstood, rather than evil. When the Fairy is summoned to the palace to help the princess sleep, her blessing somehow becomes a curse, plunging the Fairy into a 100-year quest to put matters right and wake the sleeping beauty.


The endlessly watchable Rosalie Craig (Company) stars as the Fairy, joined by Tamsin Carroll (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) in the part of Queenie and Michael Elcock as Bert. With Katrina Lindsay (Small Island) in charge of design, audiences can expect a gorgeous production.


A dark and thrilling tale, Hex is showing in the National’s Olivier Theatre and is suitable for those aged over eight.



What Hex, National Theatre
Where National Theatre, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX | MAP
Nearest tube Waterloo (underground)
When 04 Dec 21 – 22 Jan 22, Performances at 7pm or 7:15pm with additional 2pm matinees
Price £20 - £89
Website Click here for more information and to book



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