Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived… Holy Six! Australia can’t get enough of Six the Musical. The pop-powered global phenomenon has already had multiple record-breaking seasons across the country. And now, due to popular demand, the disgraced wives of King Henry VIII are warming up their voices for another lap Down Under. Six the Musical will hit the Comedy Theatre from August 3 and tickets are currently on sale until September 8.
Have you had enough of modern royal gossip? Hanging your head in shame over those cracks about Princess Kate secretly getting a BBL? Distract yourself with this modern twist on British Tudor history. It’s packed with pop bangers so catchy that they’ll flush any other thoughts out of your head.
As our critic described it in their four-star review: “What if the Spice Girls did a concept album about King Henry VIII’s wives, and Baz Luhrmann directed the concert video?”
That, in a nutshell, is the vibe. More like an 80-minute concert than a traditional musical, Six has become a cultural phenomenon since its premiere in 2017, redefining the boundaries of musical theatre and engaging audiences of all ages. Every year, it is seen by more than 3.5 million people worldwide.
The premise is sort of hilarious: all six women who married old mate Henry are forming a pop band, and they’re battling it out to determine who will be crowned the lead singer. The stakes? The one who had the worst time of being married to the infamous Tudor King will get to be the frontwoman.
Much like Hamilton before it, Six is making history buffs out of legions of musical theatre tragics, and making musical theatre tragics out of modern music lovers. The musical was penned by young Brits Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, who wrote the show while they were studying at Cambridge. Moss went on to become the youngest female-identifying person to direct a Broadway musical in more than 40 years.
