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Zara McIntosh (West End), who alternates for Howard and Aragon. In these photos, she’s made up for Howard. It’s clearly the same or similar style dress as the one McFarlane is wearing.

Regal Ruff: Worn by the ladies-in-waiting. In "Haus of Holbein", the queens themselves don ruffs that glow in the dark. Catherine of Aragon ◊'s costume is the shiniest, spikiest, most accessorised, and most elaborate. This, coupled with her colour being gold, indicate that she is The Diva as well as The Paragon. Corrupt the Cutie: What Henry Mannox and Francis Dereham do to Katherine Howard, who was a naïve (albeit flirtatious) adolescent at the time they slept with her. Divorced queens wear spikes on their head to represent the spikes of divorces. The spikes also represent crowns, showing how they were royalty before they married Henry, along with the choices of gold and silver chains to show wealth. Anna of Cleves: But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic. Funny how we all discuss that, but never Henry's little—

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Everything's Better with Sparkles: Being sparkly is definitely one of the show's defining features. The queens' costumes feature shiny sequins, crystals, and holographic vinyl.

The musical implies that Katharine Howard lost her virginity to the much older Thomas Mannox. In reality, while they certainly had a deeply inappropriate relationship there's no evidence it went beyond sexual touching — perverted and wrong, but not actual sex. Both insisted when interrogated at Katharine's adultery trial that this was the case even when Mannox was put to torture to get the truth. In addition, some historians have questioned if Mannox was actually older than Katherine, as reliable information about his age at the time is hard to come by. Sophisticated as Hell: Ah, Anne Boleyn… She was extremely well-educated and boasts of having grown up in the French court, but also has such gems as "Everybody chill, it's totes God's will". Six's West End production schedules dedicated "sing-along" shows where the audience is encouraged to sing along with the queens. Six “didn’t come out of a love of the Tudor period particularly,” says Marlow, 26. “It came from us having an interest in the representation of women in musical theater, having women on stage doing funny and hilarious things.” Moss, 27, adds, “What we were interested in doing was reframing the way that women have been perceived in history and telling their side of the story.” PR missteps notwithstanding, politics very much were Anne Boleyn's thing—she was an important figure in English-French relations and religious matters. On the other hand, she might have meant that she just wasn't good at it. Her aforementioned PR missteps included completely alienating her mother's old money family from her faction.

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Prayer Pose: The queens briefly form a group prayer pose during No Way. Catherine of Aragon also takes this pose ◊ while pleading to Henry. Over-Analyzing All the Historical References in Six- “ Ex Wives,” “ No Way,” “ Don’t Lose Your Head” “Heart of Stone” “ Haus of Holbein” “ Get Down” The musical follows the popular myth that Anne Boleyn was the one who prompted Henry's idea to get divorced from Catherine. In reality, there were rumors in Henry's court that he wanted a divorce as early as 1520 (Henry met Anne as late as 1527) due to physicians telling him between 1524 and 1525 that Catherine was unlikely to give birth again.

O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Anne Boleyn sings "Don't Lose Ur Head" with a light-hearted tone, so when the music halts and she exclaims "he's actually going to chop my head off!" in a genuinely distressed voice, we know it's serious. Katherine Howard's naïveté. Men continually use her for sex, and she keeps telling herself, this one is different, this one cares about her. Like Anne, this leads to her beheading. Lame Pun Reaction: Judging from her awkward laugh afterward, even Jane realizes her "Royalling Stones" joke is pretty bad.

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Asshole Victim: Downplayed. While abrasive and conniving, one can agree that Anne Boleyn's execution was uncalled for.

Desperately Craves Affection: Katherine Howard just wants someone to love her, genuinely love her, and not just use her for sex. She doesn't even need it to be romantic love; when she befriends Thomas, she's happy to have a confidant and friend who seems to genuinely care about her well-being. When she realizes he doesn't, she's devastated. The Quiet One: Catherine Parr is the least talkative of the six queens, only really getting lines near the end of the show when everyone decides to push her into the spotlight. Anna of Cleves ◊' luxurious tastes, personal independence and radical sensibilities are reflected by an outfit that would be far more likely to be worn by a noble man than a noblewoman in Tudor times. She wears a fur coat and tomboyish shorts, as well as knee-high boots in later productions. As an attention-grabbing showwoman, she also wears a chain-laden leotard underneath her coat. Her colour, bright red, symbolises her charismatic, energetic personality.

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The Tudor Crown Inspiration in Six’s Logo; The Tudor Fashion Elements of the Costumes in Six (with Painting References) Get Down” focuses on this victorious period in Anne’s life, celebrating her independence as a wealthy, unmarried woman at Tudor court. In line with the musical’s goal of reclaiming the narrative, the number also reframes the incident that led to Anne’s annulment. Henry, enchanted by a flattering Hans Holbein portrait of his bride-to-be, was reportedly repulsed by the “ tall, big-boned and strong-featured” woman who arrived in England at the beginning of 1540. Declaring “I like her not! I like her not!” after their first meeting, the king only went through with the wedding to maintain diplomatic ties with Anne’s home, the German Duchy of Cleves, and other Protestant allies across the European continent. Gut Punch: After a relatively light-hearted first half of the show, Katherine Howard suddenly gets a 7-minute solo detailing her short and incredibly traumatic life, with the sexual abuse she was faced with since age 13 played completely straight. Reprise Medley: The "Megasix" features a reprise of each of the queen's solos, and is able to be filmed — given that you're not in the US.