SIX The Musical LIVE, released in cinemas on 8 January, delivers all the power, vibrancy and feminist bite of the stage phenomenon, captured live from London’s Vaudeville Theatre, where the musical first electrified West End audiences. Elevated by the return of the original West End Queens, the film feels both historic and exhilarating — a definitive record of a cultural moment. The Queensland preview was held at Angelika Cinemas Wollongabba.
The direction and intentional camera choices heighten the emotional impact, moving seamlessly between concert spectacle and intimate close-ups. These nuanced performance choices allow the personal stories and traumas of Henry VIII’s six wives to resonate more deeply on screen, transforming what could be pure pop fun into something surprisingly affecting.
Each Queen commands her moment with fierce individuality.
Jarnéia Richard-Noel opens the show as Catherine of Aragon, grounding the production with powerhouse vocals and regal authority, her performance steeped in resilience and righteous defiance. As Anne Boleyn, Millie O’Connell injects anarchic humour and punk-pop swagger, her mischievous charisma lighting up the screen with every knowing glance and razor-sharp lyric.
The emotional heart of the show belongs to Natalie Paris as Jane Seymour, whose soaring rendition brings stillness and aching vulnerability, drawing the audience into a raw portrait of love and loss. Alexia McIntosh, as Anna of Cleves, flips the narrative with infectious confidence and playful bravado, her performance a joyous reclamation of independence and self-worth.
Aimie Atkinson delivers a blistering turn as Katherine Howard, balancing flirtatious pop-star energy with devastating emotional depth, her performance one of the film’s most confronting and powerful. Closing the lineup, Maiya Quansah-Breed as Catherine Parr unites the queens with warmth and wisdom, embodying strength, compassion and collective empowerment as the story reframes history through a modern feminist lens.
The film’s dynamic pop-style visuals enhance the concert-like atmosphere, echoing the language of modern music videos while preserving the immediacy of live theatre. For both newcomers and devoted fans, SIX The Musical LIVE is a brilliant and accessible adaptation — nostalgic, exhilarating, and emotionally resonant — capturing the humour, heart and revolutionary spirit of the queens’ journeys in real time.
TICKETS
Playing in Cinemas from 8 January
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The Fame Reporter 