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Worldwide hit musical SIX, created by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, will play three open-air concert performances at Hampton Court Palace, reuniting the original West End Queens and performing within the iconic main courtyard of their infamous ex-husband’s former residence on Sunday 19 June and two performances on Monday 20 June, 2022. This production, staged... Continue Reading →
Smash-hit musical SIX has announced a new booking period at its London home at the Vaudeville theatre. The sell-out intoxicating Tudor take-off is here to stay as more than 300,000 seats go on sale from Tuesday 2 May, 2022 to Sunday 2 April, 2023. SIX is now a global hit with simultaneous productions opening to... Continue Reading →
It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since Six made its world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. During that time the musical has gone from strength to strength, from a hugely successful run at London’s Arts Theatre and UK tour, to making its mark across the pond, opening in both Australia and on... Continue Reading →
It’s all change at the palace as for the first time in ‘SIX’ her-story there is going to be a completely new cast of West End Queens, alternates and swings. Amy Di Bartolomeo, Amanda Lindgren, Claudia Kariuki, Dionne Ward-Anderson, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe and Meesha Turner are the new Queens at the Vaudeville Theatre. They are joined... Continue Reading →
Original queens of SIX Christina Modestou (Carousel, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre; The Winter’s Tale, National Theatre; SIX, Arts Theatre) and Renée Lamb (Ain’t Misbehavin’, Southwark Playhouse/Mercury Colchester; Little Shop of Horrors, Regents Park Open Air Theatre; SIX, Arts Theatre) will take to the stage this autumn in the world premiere of the brand new... Continue Reading →
New musical production company Perfect Pitch and worldwide theatrical licensing house Broadway Licensing have today announced a new partnership that will see the commission, development, production and licensing of four new British musicals, as 7 existing Perfect Pitch titles join the Broadway Licensing catalogue. Perfect Pitch founders Wendy & Andy Barnes, who are also producers... Continue Reading →
West End musical phenomenon SIX will reopen at the Lyric Theatre on Friday 21 May, 2021. With social distancing at indoor venues expected to remain in place until June 21 at the earliest, the theatre will initially operate at the same 50% capacity as December 2020 before the current national lockdown. Customers already booked into... Continue Reading →
This weekend sees the second in the West End Musical Drive-In series launched online and is a must-watch for any fans of the hit musical Six! The show sees eleven past and present Six cast members reunite for an entertaining outdoor concert. The second West End Musical Drive-In is hosted by the bubbly Grace... Continue Reading →
New West End production photos have been released of Six at the Lyric theatre. Cast: Jarnéia Richard-Noel (Catherine of Aragon), Courtney Bowman (Anne Boleyn), Natalie Paris (Jane Seymour), Alexia McIntosh (Anna of Cleves), Sophie Isaacs (Katherine Howard), Danielle Steers (Catherine Parr). Six recently announced an 11-week extension to its West End season at the Lyric... Continue Reading →
Six has announced that it will extend for a further 11 weeks through to April 18, 2021 at the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End. In these uncertain times and awaiting news from the Government on the new tiering system and specifically which tier London will fall into, the good news for... Continue Reading →
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