Six the musical aka feminism in musical form? Count me in. If feminist retellings are your thing, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll adore this.
Let’s be honest, we heard enough about Henry the Eighth in school and he wasn’t all that interesting, so it’s time for him to step aside and let the women do the talking (or rather, the singing). We all know how it goes - Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived.
But if you think that’s all there is to this musical, you need to think again. This isn’t history, it’s ‘her story’ and in the words of Lizzo - it’s about damn time.
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The show, which is currently showing at The Lowry, has catchy pop tunes which are such earworms you’ll probably be singing along to the choruses during your first visit, costumes to rival Queens on Drag Race, and an important girl-power message to boot. What more could you possibly want?
This work of genius, written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss will have you desperately trying not to get up out of your seat and start dancing because it feels like you’re at a concert. Seriously - think Little Mix in their glory days. Also, the set doesn’t change once, but that doesn’t detract from the fact that this show gives 100 percent sass, 100 percent of the time.
There’s no wonder the musical has received so many accolades in its short time of existence. In one of the songs, the women describe themselves as “one of a kind, no category” and this goes for the musical too - it simply cannot be compared to any other.
I particularly enjoyed the X-rated jokes which were veiled either in music, or were so subtle and understated there would be no way kids would understand them. Kids, however, would absolutely adore this show because it’s literally six high-energy pop princesses on stage for around an hour and a half.
Every single woman cast in this show was phenomenal - they accompanied each other perfectly, and that really was the whole point of the show. But, if push came to shove, two standouts for me were Chloe Hart as Catherine of Aragon and Alana M Robinson as Catherine Parr.
Chloe wowed the crowd with her high energy and Christina Aguilera-esque vocals, and Alana delivered Parr’s unique story with such precision and poise she was the perfect person to wrap the iconic show up.
Delivering an interesting insight into the six wives that you really do not get taught at GCSE, I felt like I’d had a history lesson and a huge dose of serotonin all in one go.
Now, time for me to go and listen to the soundtrack on repeat so I can sing along properly the next time I see it.
Six is showing at The Lowry Theatre until Sunday, August 14.
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