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Hex musical at the National Theatre unveils complete cast

The show runs in-the-round at the National

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25 October 2021

Cast members from Hex — Cast members from *Hex*
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Complete casting has been revealed for the National Theatre's upcoming new musical Hex.

Beginning previews on 4 December, the piece transforms the tale of Sleeping Beauty to tell the tale of the fairy trying to undo the hex placed on the princess.

The cast is led by Tamsin Carroll as Queenie, Rosalie Craig as Fairy, Michael Elcock as Bert and Kat Ronney as Rose, alongside Christopher Akrill, Delroy Atkinson, Esme Bacalla-Hayes, Madeline Charlemagne, Ebony Clarke, Sonya Cullingford, Hanna Dimtsu, Tamsin Dowsett, Joe Foster, Ben Goffe, Eleanor Kane, Daisy Maywood, Kody Mortimer, Joseph Prouse, Shaq Taylor and Sargon Yelda.

Rufus Norris directs and provides lyrics for the piece, with music by Jim Fortune, book by Tanya Ronder, designs by Katrina Lindsay and choreography by Jade Hackett.

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 Woodward. The show is cast by the venue's internal casting team.