From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the Six wives of Henry VIII finally take the mic to tell their tale, remixing five hundred years of her-storical heartbreak into a 75-minute celebration of sisterly sass-itude. Powered by an all-female band and with songs including ‘Ex Wives’, ‘Haus of Holbein’ and ‘Don’t Lose Ur Head’, this pop concert musical is written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss.
Prior to the West End (Arts Theatre – 30 August-23 September), Six will run at Norwich Playhouse (11-14 July) and Cambridge Arts Theatre (17-21 July) and following last year’s sell-out run it will return to the Edinburgh Fringe to the main Underbelly purple cow in George Square (1-27 August).
Six is a co-production between Kenny Wax and Global Musicals. Wendy Barnes of Global Musicals said: “Kenny, Andy and I saw the previous production independently of each other but we were all immediately blown away by the funny, relevant humour and infectious score that these two young talents had created. We are proud to debut their first musical and begin an ambitious and exciting journey for the piece, which is particularly relevant at this time as we strive for female equality and empowerment. These women were so much more than history would have us believe.”
The show is directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, with set design by Emma Bailey and costume design byGabriella Slade. Cast, full creative team and further UK tour dates are to be announced.
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.
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. The team also make up two-thirds of the award-winning theatre company Hot Gay Time Machine, whose show, Hot Gay Time Machine.
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