The current West End run of critically-acclaimed new British musical Six has been extended for the second time with the opening of a new booking period taking the Arts Theatre run up to 5 July 2020.
Coinciding with the release of 85,000 more tickets, the producers of the rock-flavoured show in which the wives of Henry VIII take centre stage also announced plans for three more Sing Along performances.
Following on from the success of the first Singalong Performance on 6 June theatregoers will once again get the chance to sing their favourite songs with the cast and join in the fun by dressing as their favourite Tudor pop star on 8 October this year, 2 January and 6 March 2020.
Written by university friends Marlow and Moss, the musical which was nominated in 2017 for Musical Theatre Review’s inaugural Best Musical Award, puts the spotlight on the Tudor King’s wives as they form a 21st century girl band. The show’s first Arts Theatre run followed a successful return visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a well-received four date London run in January 2018.
The second London run of the show currently features returning cast members: Jarneia Richard-Noel (The Color Purple in Concert, Cadogan Hall) as Catherine Of Aragon; Millie O’Connell (UK tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie) as Anne Boleyn; Natalie Paris (Sunday in the Park With George at the Menier Chocolate Factory) as Jane Seymour; Alexia McIntosh (Godiva Rocks at Belgrade Theatre) as Anna Of Cleves; Aimie Atkinson (Zorro the Musical, UK tour) as Katherine Howard with recent Guildford School of Acting graduate Maiya Quansah-Breed (Catherine Parr).
Following O’Connell and Quansah-Breed’s final performances on 13 October, Courtney Bowman (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre) and Danielle Steers (Sweet Charity, Donmar Warehouse) will take over the roles of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Parr from 15 October.
From this month, Collette Guitart (Bat Out of Hell, West End) will join the company as dance captain/understudy and Shekinah Macfarlane (American Idiot, UK tour) joins as alternate Catherine of Aragon and Anna of Cleves until October.
Presented by Kenny Wax and Global Musicals, the show which features tracks including ‘Ex Wives’, ‘Haus of Holbein’ and ‘Don’t Lose Ur Head’, is directed by co-creator Moss and Jamie Armitage.
The creative team also includes choreographer Carrie-Anne Ingrouille and musical supervisor Joe Beighton, with set design by Emma Bailey, costume design by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Tim Deiling, sound design by Paul Gatehouse and orchestrations by Tom Curran.
A year-long 33-venue UK tour starts at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford on 24 October, while the North American premiere of Six at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre recently extended its record-breaking run to August. Meanwhile, further international voyages are in discussion for Canada, Japan, Australia, South Korea and China.
Angela Thomas
Tickets for Six are available HERE.
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