SIX The Musical: Glitz, hilarity, talent and more review

I’d heard lots about it before I went, and these were all good things, but until I was actually sat in the Vaudeville theatre watching the story of Henry VIII’s wives – I didn’t realise actually how good it’d be.

Incredible singing, dancing, acting, engagement and performing – I was hooked from beginning to end.

SIX The Musical - Nikki Bentley as Catherine of Aragon, Thao Therese Nguyen as Anne Boleyn, Caitlin Tipping as Jane Seymour, Reca Oakley as Anna of Cleves, Inez Budd as Katherine Howard, Janiq Charles as Catherine Parr (credit: Pamela Raith) (Image: Pamela Raith)

The songs were catchy, the choreography was incredible, and I wanted to watch it again as soon as it had finished.

It’s captivating, great for all ages, feel-good, and displayed some of the best talent around.

The show is made up of SIX Queens – all of which were married to Henry and saw their relationships end in different ways.

But the six wives of Henry VIII are not as you think, as the ladies turn back the clock and reclaim their crows as they retell their stories of love, loss and their infamous ex.

(Image: Pamela Raith)

Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard and Parr are backed by their fierce on-stage band, the Ladies in Waiting, for a royal retelling of the sassiest story in British Her-story.

I absolutely adored each and every actress who performed – and became hooked by each of their stories, personalities and performances.

The current company includes Nikki Bentley as Catherine of Aragon, Thao Therese Nguyen as Anne Boleyn, Caitlin Tipping as Jane Seymour, Reca Oakley as Anna of Cleves, Inez Budd as Katherine Howard, Janiq Charles as Catherine Parr, Gabriella Stylianou as Alternate Catherine of Aragon & Jane Seymour/Dance Captain, Naomi Alade as Alternate Anne Boleyn & Anna of Cleves, Hannah Lowther as Alternate Katherine Howard & Catherine Parr, Meg Dixon-Brasil as Super Swing, and Ellie Jane Grant as Super Swing.

The band features Ladies in Waiting Carol Arnopp as Musical Director/Keys, Alice Angliss on Drums, Emma Jemima on Guitar, Kelly Morris on Bass, and Sinéad Rodger as Assistant Musical Director.

Choreography is by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, with set design by Emma Bailey, costume design by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Tim Deiling, sound design by Paul Gatehouse, musical orchestration by Tom Curran, and musical supervision by Joe Beighton.

Earlier this year, the show both achieved 1.5million followers globally – across YouTube, Instagram, X, TikTok and Facebook in the UK, US, Australia, Korea and beyond – and hit another milestone achievement, with SIX the Musical (UK Studio Cast Recording) and the Grammy Award-nominated SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT (the first Original Broadway Cast Recording ever recorded live on opening night) streamed over one billion times.

If you can get to see SIX, take your mum, dad, brother, sister, bestie partner, or a stranger – trust me, you won’t regret it.

Divorced, beheaded, LIVE!