Hex continues at the National Theatre (Olivier) until 14 January 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Ultimately, all the style in the world can’t cover that the story of Hex is a bit of a mess. When this show goes back to sleep in January, it would be wise not to try to wake it.
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Musicals Mash-Up 6-14 November 2022
Welcome to Musicals Mash Up in which we catch up with lots of the week’s stories that haven’t yet appeared on the Musical Theatre Review pages. News editor Angela Thomas reports
Cast for encore season of NT’s Sleeping Beauty inspired Hex
The full company has been confirmed as rehearsals begin for the festive return of the National Theatre’s new musical Hex.
National Theatre’s Hex will be remounted in November 2022
The National Theatre’s festive production of Hex which has been blighted by Covid will be remounted with a full run, including an official press night, in November 2022. Performances of the new musical were sadly cancelled up to 4 January 2022 with opening night twice postponed. The show has now begun its run but only […]
NT releases Hex highlights album as it cancels performances up to 28 December 2021
With performances of Hex at the National Theatre cancelled until 28 December due to company illness, the NT has released a highlights recording on Broadway Records. Now available from all major digital music retailers, the 16-track ‘Hex: Highlights from the National Theatre production’ follows the October release of music videos of the studio session recordings […]
First look and listen to National Theatre’s new musical Hex
The National Theatre has released studio recordings of three songs from its Sleeping Beauty-inspired musical, Hex ahead of its premiere run in the Olivier this Christmas season. Released to coincide with the announcement of the full cast for the production, the songs which are accompanied by videos of the studio session recordings are: ‘Probly’ sung […]
Cast unveiled for National Theatre’s Hex
Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Carroll, Kat Ronney and Michael Elcock will lead the company assembled for Hex – the new musical inspired by the story of Sleeping Beauty which is due to premiere at the National Theatre this Christmas. Craig (The Light Princess, Company) will play Fairy with Carroll (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Oliver!) as Queenie, […]
NT reopening season to include new musical based on the story of Sleeping Beauty
Rufus Norris will direct and provide the lyrics for Hex, a new musical inspired by the story of Sleeping Beauty which will debut at the National Theatre this Christmas. Announced as part of a diverse programme of live theatre at the Southbank venue, on tour and on Broadway along with major cinema releases including the […]
