Fairy (a fairy named Fairy) lives in a forest all alone, until a palace secretary, Smith, stumbles upon her whilst running from an ogre. He has apparently been searching for a fairy to bring back to the palace to cast a spell to put the newly born princess to sleep as she has been keeping the whole palace awake. Fairy asks if this is what the baby wants, she will be able to perform a bless of sleep on the child.
Production history
National Theatre, London (2021-23)
The musical was announced on 4 June 2021 as part of the National Theatre, London's autumn 2021 season and began previews in the Olivier Theatre from 4 December running until 22 January 2022. The press night was due to take place on 15 December, however due to the rise in cases of the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed to 21 December, then cancelled along with numerous other performances including the filming of the production to be broadcast for NT Live. Norris announced that the musical would end on 22 January 2022, but be restaged later in the year with a full run including a press night.[3]
The production is directed by Norris with design by Katrina Lindsay, orchestrations by Simon Hale, music supervision by Marc Tritschler, music direction by Tarek Merchant, lighting design by Paul Anderson, choreography by Jade Hackett with consultant choreography by Bill Deamer, sound design by Simon Baker and video design by Ash J Woodward.[4][5][6]
On 16 July 2021 initial casting was announced including Rosalie Craig as the Fairy.[7]
A highlights album of songs from the musical was released by Broadway Records on 15 December 2021.[8]
Return season performances were scheduled to run from 26 November 2022 to 14 January 2023 with Irish actor/singer Lisa Lambe as the Fairy.
Christopher Akrill Esme Bacalla-Hayes Madeline Charlemagne Ebony Clarke Sonya Cullingford Hanna Dimtsu Tamsin Dowsett Joe Foster Ben Goffe Daisy Maywood Kody Mortimer Joseph Prouse Sasha Shadid
Zaynah Ahmed Marc Akinfolarin Christopher Akrill Sabrina Aloueche Sonya Cullingford Ben Goffe Chris Jenkins Kalisha Johnson Amanda Lindgren Aharon Rayner Olivia Saunders Sasha Shadid Rumi Sutton Riley Woodford
Reception
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^"Hex". National Theatre. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^"Hex: National Theatre cancels opening night of Covid-cursed musical". the Guardian. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^"National Theatre to premiere new musical Hex, based on Sleeping Beauty fairytale | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^Thomas, Sophie (3 June 2021). "Giles Terera, Tanya Moodie and Lesley Sharp feature in new National Theatre season, full details announced". London Theatre Guide. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^Wild, Stephi. "Photos: First Look at HEX at the National Theatre!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^"Hex musical at the National Theatre announces initial casting | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^"Hex (Highlights from the National Theatre Production) [MP3]". Broadway Records. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
musical, hexmusicjim, fortunelyricsrufus, norrisbooktanya, ronderbasissleeping, beautyby, charles, perraultpremiere4, december, 2021, olivier, theatre, royal, national, theatre, londonproductions2021, londonhex, musical, with, book, tanya, ronder, lyrics, rufu. 1 HexMusicJim FortuneLyricsRufus NorrisBookTanya RonderBasisSleeping Beautyby Charles PerraultPremiere4 December 2021 Olivier Theatre Royal National Theatre LondonProductions2021 LondonHex is a musical with book by Tanya Ronder lyrics by Rufus Norris and music by Jim Fortune based on the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Production history 2 1 National Theatre London 2021 23 3 Cast and characters 4 Reception 5 ReferencesPlot EditFairy a fairy named Fairy lives in a forest all alone until a palace secretary Smith stumbles upon her whilst running from an ogre He has apparently been searching for a fairy to bring back to the palace to cast a spell to put the newly born princess to sleep as she has been keeping the whole palace awake Fairy asks if this is what the baby wants she will be able to perform a bless of sleep on the child Production history EditNational Theatre London 2021 23 Edit The musical was announced on 4 June 2021 as part of the National Theatre London s autumn 2021 season and began previews in the Olivier Theatre from 4 December running until 22 January 2022 The press night was due to take place on 15 December however due to the rise in cases of the COVID 19 pandemic it was postponed to 21 December then cancelled along with numerous other performances including the filming of the production to be broadcast for NT Live Norris announced that the musical would end on 22 January 2022 but be restaged later in the year with a full run including a press night 3 The production is directed by Norris with design by Katrina Lindsay orchestrations by Simon Hale music supervision by Marc Tritschler music direction by Tarek Merchant lighting design by Paul Anderson choreography by Jade Hackett with consultant choreography by Bill Deamer sound design by Simon Baker and video design by Ash J Woodward 4 5 6 On 16 July 2021 initial casting was announced including Rosalie Craig as the Fairy 7 A highlights album of songs from the musical was released by Broadway Records on 15 December 2021 8 Return season performances were scheduled to run from 26 November 2022 to 14 January 2023 with Irish actor singer Lisa Lambe as the Fairy Cast and characters EditCharacter London 2021 London 2022 Fairy Rosalie Craig Lisa LambeQueenie Tamsin Carroll Victoria Hamilton BarrittRose Kat Ronney Rosie GrahamBert Michael Elcock Michael ElcockPrince Natasha J BarnesQueen Regina Daisy Maywood Neima NaouriBruiser Thorn Delroy Atkinson Mark OxtobyKing Prince Shaq Taylor Kody MortimerSmith Sargon Yelda Michael MatusEnsemble Christopher AkrillEsme Bacalla HayesMadeline CharlemagneEbony ClarkeSonya CullingfordHanna DimtsuTamsin DowsettJoe FosterBen GoffeDaisy MaywoodKody MortimerJoseph ProuseSasha Shadid Zaynah AhmedMarc AkinfolarinChristopher AkrillSabrina AlouecheSonya CullingfordBen GoffeChris JenkinsKalisha JohnsonAmanda LindgrenAharon RaynerOlivia SaundersSasha ShadidRumi SuttonRiley WoodfordReception EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2022 Time Out described the cast as terrific 9 References Edit Hex National Theatre 3 May 2022 Retrieved 9 July 2022 Hex National Theatre 3 May 2022 Retrieved 9 July 2022 Hex National Theatre cancels opening night of Covid cursed musical the Guardian 6 January 2022 Retrieved 11 January 2022 National Theatre to premiere new musical Hex based on Sleeping Beauty fairytale WhatsOnStage www whatsonstage com Retrieved 4 June 2021 Thomas Sophie 3 June 2021 Giles Terera Tanya Moodie and Lesley Sharp feature in new National Theatre season full details announced London Theatre Guide Retrieved 4 June 2021 Wild Stephi Photos First Look at HEX at the National Theatre BroadwayWorld com Retrieved 10 January 2022 Hex musical at the National Theatre announces initial casting WhatsOnStage www whatsonstage com Retrieved 16 July 2021 Hex Highlights from the National Theatre Production MP3 Broadway Records Retrieved 11 January 2022 Time Out https www timeout com london theatre hex Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hex musical amp oldid 1119880499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
