If you thought history class was boring, Six the Musical is here to change your mind. Created by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, this high-energy musical returns to Australia and will be at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from July 24.
In this foot-tapping show, the six wives of King Henry VIII are reimagined as modern-day pop stars out to reclaim their stories. One by one, Catherine of Aragon (Sarah Murr), Anne Boleyn (Mia Paris Scalise), Jane Seymour (Cara Bessey), Anna of Cleves (Kadesa Honeyhill), Katherine Howard (Angela Brischetto) and Catherine Parr (Lorinda May Merrypor) take the mic, wowing you with their power ballads and rock anthems.
Since its breakout debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017, the show has become a global sensation thanks to its infectious songs, sharp wit and empowering message. It’s making a triumphant return to Australia, so get ready to say “Yasss Queen”.
For more info and to secure your tickets, head to the website.
Read on for our five-star review of Six the Musical from 2024.
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Divorced, beheaded… live? This unconventional pop rock musical takes a dry historical topic and turns it into a rowdy 80-minute concert to rival the Spice Girls themselves. Everyone knows that King Henry VIII had not four, not five, but six wives – enough to require a mnemonic technique to keep track. History has reduced the legacies of these ladies to little more than singular words in a rhyme detailing their fearsome fates, but what if we carved out space to...
Brrr! The winter chill has well and truly settled in across Melbourne, but that doesn't mean you should remain curled up on the couch with the heater blasting. Chuck on a beanie, scarf and your North Face puffer jacket, and get ready to explore everything the city has to offer this month.
Any local knows that Melbourne in July is all about glowing and illuminated events. We're talking Lightscape in the Botanic Gardens (grab a mulled wine to really spice up the experience), Puffing Billy's magical Train of Lights and Firelight Festival in Docklands.
Regional Victoria has also turned up the heat, with a bunch of cosy festivals and events. The East Gippsland Winter Festival has fiery feasts, lantern parades and live music; Winter Glow at Adventure Park in Geelong is currently home to 300 tonnes of real snow and more than three million twinkling lights; while the Ballarat Winter Festival is serving up hot chocolates, ice skating and medieval jousting (yes, really).
And don't forget about Sovereign Hill's Winter Wonderlights spectacular, which has transformed the Gold Rush museum into a dazzling playground.
Back in the city, you can have a stickybeak into places usually hidden from the public eye as part of Open House Melbourne, or don a beret for the Bastille Day French Festival at the Queen Vic Market – expect plenty of cheese, croissants, crêpes and Champagne.
The sparkly Cartier display is on at the NGV (featuring almost 400 jewels, gemstones, watches and decorative objects), while a new exhibition at the Potter Museum of Art explores the significance of the iconic gum tree. And you can support the local music industry by checking out Leaps and Bounds Festival.
Phew! If that's not enough to stop you bingeing Netflix in your Oodie, we don't know what is. See you out there.
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