The Australian producers of SIX, the 8-time Tony Award nominated electrifying musical phenomenon by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, are thrilled to present the 2022 Australian tour in Adelaide from this weekend.
This new Australian production made a triumphant return to the Studio at Sydney Opera House in December 2021 where it completed a record breaking 15-week run, becoming the longest running show ever at the iconic venue! SIX continues its reign in Australia, playing in Adelaide at the newly redeveloped Her Majesty’s Theatre 21 May – 12 June, having just completed a successful season at the Canberra Theatre Centre. From Adelaide SIX will head to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from 17 June and QPAC’s Playhouse in 2023.
“We are truly overjoyed to be able to bring SIX direct from its Sydney Opera House and Canberra seasons to Adelaide as it continues on its Australian tour. This incredible musical has become a global phenomenon and we are set to continue the sensation in Australia with these powerful and dynamic performers along with the Queendom, the legion of fans it has already amassed across Australia. SIX has gloriously returned to the West End and on Broadway and we cannot wait for SIX to empower and inspire audiences around Australia the way only these Queens know how!” said Adelaide’s own Louise Withers on behalf of the Australian producers.
A witty, pop-fueled musical packed full of sass, SIX remixes the history of the six wives of Henry VIII - Britain’s notorious Tudor King - as they take to the microphone to re-tell their stories and reclaim their HERstories, once and for all. Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr. Inspired by the canon of music divas Adele, Lily Allen and Ariana Grande, and with support from the SIX band Ladies in Waiting, the women transform from Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses as they tell their rebellious tales.
Playing the first wife of Henry VIII, the sassy Catherine of Aragon is Phoenix Jackson Mendoza. In recent years Phoenix has starred in Australian productions of Green Day’s American Idiot and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The rule-breaking second wife Anne Boleyn is played by Kala Gare, who graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts and starred in productions including Bright Star and Rent at Melbourne’s Chapel off Chapel.
Loren Hunter takes on the role of the loyal third wife Jane Seymour adding to her unfaltering musical theatre career including roles in Strictly Ballroom the Musical and King Kong the Musical.
The independent Anna of Cleves is played by Kiana Daniele, having just won the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Newcomer for this role. Kiana has previously performed in The Production Company’s Boy from Oz and played Baby in Dirty Dancing presented by Immersive Cinema.
Newcomer Chelsea Dawson takes on the role of the playful fifth wife, Katherine Howard, having made her professional debut in the recent production of Shrek the Musical.
Musical maven Vidya Makan plays the empowering Catherine Parr, a graduate of Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Vidya’s previous roles include the Australian tour of Green Day’s American Idiot and Merrily We Roll Along at Hayes Theatre Co.
Joining the SIX Australian Queens are the extremely talented swings made up of Karis Oka and Shannen Alyce Quan, Dance Captain Chiara Assetta and Resident Choreographer/Alternate Swing Cristina D’Agostino. With support from the SIX band Ladies in Waiting, Music Director / Keys Claire Healey, Assistant Music Director / Keys Heidi Maguire, Kathryn Stammers on Drums, Debbie Yap on Guitar and Jessica Dunn on Bass, the women transform from Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses as they tell their rebellious tales.
Since its early days as a student production in a 100-seat room at Sweet Venue during the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, SIX has continued its reign and become a global phenomenon. Its Studio Album has achieved in excess of 450 million streams across all platforms worldwide, over 3 billion views on TikTok and has recently reached Gold status.
In the past 6 months SIX has victoriously recommenced on the West End, across the UK and on Broadway having just been bestowed with 8 Tony Award nominations. SIX was nominated for five Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and won the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical at the Whatsonstage Awards. As the pandemic struck, SIX was playing to sold-out houses in London’s West End, across the UK and Australia, and had commenced previews on Broadway. As stages have lit up again SIX is well and truly reinstating its status of a global phenomenon.
SIX The Musical has book, lyrics and music by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. It is directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage and choregraphed by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. Set Design is by Emma Bailey, Costume Design is by Gabriella Slade, Lighting Design is by Tim Deiling and Sound Design is by Paul Gatehouse. The Orchestrator is Tom Curran and Musical Supervisor is Joe Beighton
Originally Produced by Kenny Wax, Wendy & Andy Barnes, and George Stiles
Produced in Australia by Louise Withers, Michael Coppel and Linda Bewick
SIX THE MUSICAL GLOBAL ACCOLADES
‘Kick-ass musical about Henry VIII’s wives channels its inner Beyoncé.’
THE LONDON EVENING STANDARD
‘I’d give this ridiculously fun musical Six stars if I could’
SUNDAY MIRROR, LONDON
½ ‘Shiny, loud, subversive: Six is the must-see show of the summer’
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
‘PURE ENTERTAINMENT! Blows out the amps with its pop-historical hysteria.’
NEW YORK TIMES
“SIX is a solid 10! Long live these queens!”
VARIETY
‘A joyous celebration of sisterhood’
THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA
‘A riotous explosion of wit that speaks strongly and vibrantly to today. All hail!’
VOGUE USA
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ADELAIDE – HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE MAY 21 – JUNE 12
MELBOURNE – COMEDY THEATRE FROM JUNE 17
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BRISBANE – PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, QPAC JANUARY 2023
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