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‘There are moments of real credible connection’: RED SKIES – Touring

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Libby Purves13th July 2021Leave a Comment

Eastern Angles’ Red Skies is a great idea, much of it well performed and imagined, but if ever a play needed cutting, especially in the second half (unwisely, as long as the first or longer) this is it.

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Six The Musical – Vaudeville Theatre

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★★★★★

Last night I kicked my theatre year off with a press/media night for the sensational Six The Musical. It’s been 18 months since I last experienced this rapid history lesson of Henry VIII’s wives and my goodness I’ve missed it!

The wives are Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky as Catherine of Aragon, Baylie Carson as Anne Boleyn, Claudia Kariuki as Jane Seymour, Dionne Ward-Anderson as Anna of Cleves, Koko Basigara as Katherine Howard and Roxanne Couch as Catherine Parr.

No matter how much you know of the wife’s stories you always pick up something new. This cast are absolutely tremendous, and each time I visit I come out with different memories from moments that struck me. I loved the playfulness of Baylie Carson, they really brought Anne Boleyn’s character to life. Another particular highlight was Dionne Ward-Anderson as Anna of Cleves, I loved her rendition of Get Down, not normally one of my favorite songs, she changed my mind totally!

All the queens though were incredible, and they had the audience in the palms of their hands from the very first note! The lighting and staging really are on the highest level and I dare anyone not to be whipped up into the fabulousness of this sassy production.

I’ve said it before many times Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss have written something truly special here,and judging by the accolades, they’ve not only written about it, but they are making History too!

Go and see it really is the best history lesson you’ll ever experience. You think, you know the six wives stories, when you leave the theatre you’ll feel like you’ve been immersed in 80 minutes of (her)story.

Pictures below have just been released, photos by Pamela Raith.

SIX is currently booking at the Vaudeville Theatre until Sunday 29 October 2023.

Since its debut outing at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, SIX has solidified its global reputation as a musical theatre phenomenon. In addition to the West End production, the show is currently touring across the UK and Australia, with two concurrent productions travelling across North America. The UK Tour will be jetting off to Korea to open the show in March. The show will then play Amsterdam and Rotterdam in September. It also continues on Broadway, where it won 2 Tony Awards, 4 Drama Desk Awards, and 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding New Musical earlier this year.

The global success of the show’s score also continues, having amassed over 500 million streams and 3 billion views on TikTok, with the Original Studio Cast Recording achieving Gold status, and a Broadway album, recorded live on their opening night.

SIX is co-directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, featuring choreography by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. The design team includes Emma Bailey (Set Design), Gabriella Slade (Costume Design), Tim Deiling (Lighting Design) and Paul Gatehouse (Sound Design). The score features orchestrations by Tom Curran with music supervision and vocal arrangements by Joe Beighton. Casting for SIX is by Pearson Casting.

SIX is produced by Kenny Wax, Wendy & Andy Barnes and George Stiles.

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Last night I kicked my theatre year off with a press/media night for the sensational Six The Musical. It’s been 18 months since I last experienced this rapid history lesson of Henry VIII’s wives and my goodness I’ve missed it!

The wives are Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky as Catherine of Aragon, Baylie Carson as Anne Boleyn, Claudia Kariuki as Jane Seymour, Dionne Ward-Anderson as Anna of Cleves, Koko Basigara as Katherine Howard and Roxanne Couch as Catherine Parr.

No matter how much you know of the wife’s stories you always pick up something new. This cast are absolutely tremendous, and each time I visit I come out with different memories from moments that struck me. I loved the playfulness of Baylie Carson, they really brought Anne Boleyn’s character to life. Another particular highlight was Dionne Ward-Anderson as Anna of Cleves, I loved her rendition of Get Down, not normally one of my favorite songs, she changed my mind totally!

I’ve said it before many times Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss have written something truly special here,and judging by the accolades, they’ve not only written about it, but they are making History too!

Pictures below have just been released, photos by Pamela Raith.

Photo Credit Pamela Raith

SIX is currently booking at the Vaudeville Theatre until Sunday 29 October 2023.

Since its debut outing at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, SIX has solidified its global reputation as a musical theatre phenomenon. In addition to the West End production, the show is currently touring across the UK and Australia, with two concurrent productions travelling across North America. The UK Tour will be jetting off to Korea to open the show in March. The show will then play Amsterdam and Rotterdam in September. It also continues on Broadway, where it won 2 Tony Awards, 4 Drama Desk Awards, and 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding New Musical earlier this year.

SIX is co-directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, featuring choreography by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. The design team includes Emma Bailey (Set Design), Gabriella Slade (Costume Design), Tim Deiling (Lighting Design) and Paul Gatehouse (Sound Design). The score features orchestrations by Tom Curran with music supervision and vocal arrangements by Joe Beighton. Casting for SIX is by Pearson Casting.

SIX is produced by Kenny Wax, Wendy & Andy Barnes and George Stiles.