Divorced… Beheaded… Died
Divorced… Beheaded… Survived!
After ending their inaugural Australian tour in 2023, Australian producers Louise Withers, Michael Coppel and Linda Bewick are moving forward with a brand new Australian tour of SIX the Musical, set to commence again starting 2 August 2024 at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre before headed to Theatre Royal Sydney from 25 October 2024 and QPAC’s Playhouse from 2 January 2025.
With a new tour comes new Queen’s to be crowned, and we now have the details on whom will be portraying whom. The roles are filled by a mix of new and returning talents. Kimberley Hodgson will portray Catherine of Aragon, Deirdre Khoo takes on Anne Boleyn, Loren Hunter revisits her role as Jane Seymour, Zelia Rose Kitoko will play Anna of Cleves, Chelsea Dawson reprises her role as Katherine Howard, and Giorgia Kennedy will be Catherine Parr.
The production is supported by an accomplished ensemble including swings Gabriella Boumford, Thalia Smith, Chiara Assetta, and Cristina D’Agostino, with a live band featuring Claire Healy as Music Director. Rehearsals are set to begin in July under the guidance of Sharon Millerchip, the Australian Associate Director. ahead of its opening the following month.
Producer Louise Withers highlighted the high demand and anticipation for the return of SIX, sharing:
SIX has seen incredible anticipation and demand from fans which was a major force to bring the global phenomenal back to our stages. The same anticipation exists regarding who will be crowned the SIX Australian Queens, and we are now thrilled to present these incredible and dynamic performers. We know the fans will join us in being excited to welcome them into the Queendom and see them all step into the roles of the Ex-Wives.
Debuting at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017, SIX has become a popular theatrical experience which merges the storytelling of a musical with the high-intensity of a pop/rock concert. It creatively tells the very real story of the six wives of King Henry VIII in a fictional setting, where they step out of the shadow of their infamous husband and reclaim their own narratives – changing them from ill-fated historical figures to fierce and influential figures in their own right.
