Episode 63
Henry VIII's Wives on Stage: Six - The Musical
The stage musical Six reimagines the six wives of Henry VIII, united as a girl band and competing with each other over how much they suffered at the hands of the King. How did two Cambridge undergrads come to create such a smash hit?
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
November 22, 202132m 30s
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Show Notes
<p>Since its first outing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017, the stage musical <em>Six </em>has become a worldwide theatre sensation. In it, the six wives of Henry VIII are re-imagined as a girl band, competing to decide who will lead the group based on how much they suffered while married to Henry.</p><br><p><em>Six </em>was created by two Cambridge undergrads, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, while they were studying for their final exams. In this edition of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to them, to discover the story of how they brought Henry VIII's six wives out from under their husband's shadow and gave each of them their moment in the spotlight.</p><br><p>Keep up to date with everything early modern, from Henry VIII to the Sistine Chapel with our Tudor Tuesday newsletter: <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe here</a></p>
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