The UK touring version of the crowd and critic-pleasing musical Six will welcome a new set of Queens next month while the current cast heads for China to play an eight-week season in Shanghai.
From 20 May the new touring Queens will be LaSasha Aldredge (Catherine of Aragon), Yna Montarde (Anne Boleyn), Emily Dawson (Jane Seymour), Sammy Timbers (Katherine Howard) and Layla Chivandire (Catherine Parr). The production will also welcome the musical’s original Anna of Cleves, Alexia McIntosh, who will take on the role again until 26 July with Jodie Knight taking over from 2 September.
Commenting on her return to the production, McIntosh said: “After so many years with Six, both in London and now its cinematic release, I’ve been so lucky to have spent so much time with so many amazing cast members. I’m so honoured to have been invited back to revisit life as Anna and I can’t wait to work with even more amazing Queens, and I’m excited to be passing the baton (or in this case, the famous Cleves boots) on to Jodie when she takes over the role.”
The incoming cast will initially remain with the production until the current cast returns from China to play a further five weeks up to 30 August. The new cast will return from 2 September, with Abi Atchison, Millie Readshaw and Eve Kitchingman joining the cast as Alternates, with Super Swings Emilia Paige Jurin and Lucia Valentino. The Queens are backed by the show’s all-female band The Ladies in Waiting led by musical director Rosabella Gregory.
The tour is now booking through to the end of the year with a Christmas run at the Blackpool Opera House from 22 December until 4 January 2026. Full 2026 dates will be announced soon.
Six is co-directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage and features choreography by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. The design team includes Emma Bailey (set design), Gabriella Slade (costume Design), Tim Deiling (lighting design) and Paul Gatehouse (sound design).
Orchestrations are by Tom Curran with music supervision and vocal arrangements by Joe Beighton. The musical director is Caitlin Morgan and the associate UK musical supervisor is Lauren Hopkinson. Casting is by Pearson Casting. Six is produced by Kenny Wax, Wendy and Andy Barnes and George Stiles.
Written by university friends Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, the musical which puts the spotlight on the wives of Henry VIII as they form a 21st century girl band has come a long way from its early days as a student production in a 100-seat room at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The London production’s record-breaking reign at its current home, the Vaudeville Theatre, shows no sign of flagging while on the international stage, the Broadway production is now booking into its fourth year. Six has toured the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea, Holland, Germany, Italy and Switzerland and enjoyed a seven-week season at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.
Winner of over 35 major international awards including the 2022 Tony Award for Best Original Score and Best Costume Design on Broadway, double WhatsOnStage Award winner for Best West End Show (2022 and 2023), and the 2020 BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical, Six was also nominated for five Olivier awards, including Best New Musical.
The original studio album of Six officially turned Gold in 2021, with the Broadway album ‘Six – Live on Opening Night’ nominated for a Grammy Award. Earlier this month, the live-captured film release of SIX The Musical Live! was seen in cinemas across the UK, broadcast on the most screens of any limited release cinema event, beating Taylor Swift’s Eras tour.
Angela Thomas
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