
Hex Tickets
3.7 (13) · Musicals, Family Theatre
The National Theatre's colourful and big-hearted new musical returns for Christmas
Overview
A mythic, big-hearted musical that goes beyond the waking kiss.
Deep in the wood, a lonely fairy longs for someone to bless. When she is summoned to the palace to help the princess sleep, her dream turns into a nightmare and her blessing becomes a curse. Soon, she is plunged into a frantic, hundred-year quest to somehow make everything right.
Rufus Norris directs this vividly original retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale with music by Jim Fortune, book by Tanya Ronder, designs by Katrina Lindsay and choreography by Jade Hackett.
Age Recommendation: 8+
Critic reviews
A colourful, vivid original re-telling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt brings superstar quality and emotional depth to villainous ogre
A captivating mix of magical and macabre
There is so much originality, quirkiness and creative magic here that it puts us under its spell
With its exuberant twist on the classic, Hex packs a lot in its two-hour-30-minute runtime
Hex really is a feast for the eyes
Untaxing entertainment
Looks amazing
The cast is universally excellent
Lovely to look at, undeniably impressive
It looked ravishing
Full of effects and enchantment
Looks sumptuous
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt is superb as the drawling, malevolent Queenie
A woeful mess
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Date & time
Captioned: Mon 19 Dec, 7.15pm
BSL Performance: Thu 29 Dec. 7.15pm
Audio-described & Touch Tour: Thu 2 Jan, 12.30pm
Sensory Adapted: Thu 22 Dec, 7.15pm