This is cool!
For the first full week in November, the West End cast of Six will be taking a side step to allow the cast of Six The Musical from Tokyo Japan, to take to the boards of the Vaudeville Theatre.
This is cool, not only because they are fabulous performers, but it is the first time I know of this sort of thing being done AND it is cool because King Henry VIII didn’t know anything about Japan whilst only Anne of Cleeves lived long enough for word to get back to Europe about the existence of Japan. And even she hadn’t heard of Subtitles!
Following sold out seasons in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya earlier this year, the members of the critically acclaimed JAPANESE CAST will take the stage at the Vaudeville Theatre, for one week only from Tuesday 4 to Sunday 9 November 2025, performing the show in Japanese (with English subtitles) for the first time in the UK.
They are also doing some workshops during the week – a Japanese Language Workshop with Dear Asia on Thursday 6 November, where you can also get hands on with some traditional arts and crafts and a Manga Workshop with illustrator Chie Kutsuwada on Saturday 8 November. Head to https://sixthemusical.com/japan/ for more info.
The cast of Six The Musical’s Japan production includes Sonim as Catherine of Aragon, Meimi Tamura and Maho Minamoto alternating as Anne Boleyn, Harumi as Jane Seymour, Eliana and Marie Sugaya alternating as Anna of Cleves, Airi Suzuki and Erika Toyohara alternating as Katherine Howard, and Sora Kazuki and Ruki Saito alternating as Catherine Parr.
Six From Japan Performance details:
- Running time: 1hr 20min. No Interval.
- Booking from: 04 Nov 2025
- Booking until: 09 Nov 2025
- Evening performances from Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm
- Matinee performances on Friday and Saturday and Sunday
