The pop musical SIX unites the six wives of Henry VIII in one place and time as a sassy girl group. The musical began life as a student production at the 2017 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Scenic designer Emma Bailey and costume designer Gabriella Slade joined the 2018 U.K. tour and have been with the show for its West End launch, Australian tour, and Broadway debut. The costumes have evolved slightly each time. “I’ve always maintained that the most important aspect of the costume design is that they have this really powerful silhouette,” says Slade. “The Queens have this very different and defined silhouette, so you can identify each Queen for who they are.”
—Bryan Reesman, from SD’s “Inside Theater,” PLSN, Nov. 2021, page 34
