National Theatre Live: Hex (2023)
A vividly original retelling of the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ fairy tale
2023 · 2h 19m · Fantasy
Genres: Fantasy
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.
Director: Rufus Norris
Writers: Katrina Lindsay, Tanya Ronder
Music by: Jim Fortune
Cast
Michael Elcock as BertRosie Graham as Princess RoseVictoria Hamilton-Barritt as QueenieLisa Lambe as FairyMichael Matus as Smith / Smith-SmithKody Mortimer as King RexNeïma Naouri as Queen ReginaMark Oxtoby as Bruiser ThornKate Parr as High Fairy 1Olivia Saunders as High Fairy 2Rumi Sutton as High Fairy 3More like this
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