The cast of musical SiX, heading to the Arts Theatre, London. Picture: Dan Wooller
The cast and creative team has been announced for the London premiere of the new British musical SiX that sees the six wives of Henry VIII singing their way out of the history books and into the West End spotlight.
Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, SiX will play four dates at the Arts Theatre, beginning on 18 December. Performances will follow on 8, 15 and 22 January 2018.
From Tudor queens to pop princesses, and with songs including ‘Ex Wives’, ‘Haus of Holbein’ and ‘Don’t Lose Ur Head’, the show remixes 500 years of historical heartbreak into one hour of 21st century sass.
In the cast:
Aimie Atkinson (Katherine Howard) was Daniela in In The Heights, Elizabeth the lead in Dirty Dancing and won the BBC Voice of Musical Theatre contest.
Izuka Hoyle (Catherine Parr) was Selena in the musical Working at Southwark Playhouse. She was Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2017.
Renée Lamb (Catherine of Aragon) was Roz Keith in the musical 9 to 5.
Genesis Lynea (Anna of Cleves) is best known as series regular Maddie Harper in The 4 O’Clock Club, the CBBC series about hip hop and homework.
Christina Modestou (Anne Boleyn) was Nina in In The Heights, she was also in Shrek and Urinetown and covered and played Killer Queen in We Will Rock You.
Natalie Paris (Jane Seymour) was Louise in Sunday in the Park With George at the Menier Chocolate Factory and appeared in West End musicals Billy Elliot, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Les Misérables, as young Cosette.
In the creative team are: director Lotte Wakeham, choreographer Cressida Carré, musical director Joe Beighton, orchestrations Tom Curran, sound designer Andy Graham, lighting designer Rebecca Fry, costume designer Roberto Surace and associate director Jamie Armitage.
SiX started life with Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 where it was nominated for the inaugural Musical Theatre Review Best Musical Award.
The original production, directed by Jamie Armitage, attracted the attention of producers Kenny Wax and Global Musicals, who are presenting this all-new production for the show’s professional premiere at the Arts Theatre.
Writers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss said: “This really is a dream come true. We’d like to thank Prince Harry and Meghan for announcing their engagement this week and helping raise interest in Royal brides to fever pitch – although they haven’t got back to us after we offered to provide entertainment at the wedding!”
Marlow and Moss met at university, where they spent three years making theatre together and neglecting their degrees. In January 2017 they made their first foray into writing as a duo with the musical SiX.
Following the show’s success in Edinburgh, they are incredibly excited for its debut at the Arts Theatre. The team also make up two-thirds of the award-winning theatre company Hot Gay Time Machine, whose show, Hot Gay Time Machine, enjoyed considerable success at the fringe this year, and a sold out run at The Other Palace in November.
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