Japanese-Language Six to Reign Over the West End for One Week Only
Move over, Tudor English: the Queens are getting a new tongue. Producers of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s global smash Six have confirmed that the musical will play a strictly limited engagement in Japanese—with English surtitles—at London’s Vaudeville Theatre from 4 to 9 November 2025. The run marks the first time any foreign-language version of Six has been staged in the West End.
The engagement reunites the “Japan Original Queens”, who premiered the production to sold-out houses in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya earlier this year. Sonim will lead the company as Catherine of Aragon; Meimi Tamura and Maho Minamoto will alternate Anne Boleyn; Harumi takes on Jane Seymour; Eliana and Marie Sugaya share Anna of Cleves; Airi Suzuki and Erika Toyohara alternate Katherine Howard; and Sora Kazuki and Ruki Saito alternate Catherine Parr. They will be joined by musical director Aoi Tanaka. (Original cast members Emiko Suzuki and Mahya Harada will not appear due to prior commitments.)
“It’s incredible to see how Six has resonated with audiences around the world,” said producer Kenny Wax. “We’re thrilled to welcome our wonderful Japanese cast so London audiences can experience the Queens in a whole new way.” The team at Umeda Arts Theater, which shepherded the Japanese premiere, called the London invitation “an honour” and promised a “one-of-a-kind, no-category” experience for British theatregoers.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Wednesday 30 April. The Japanese-language engagement slots into Six’s current West End booking period—which already stretches to 30 November 2025—underscoring the musical’s ever-growing global reach. West End fans now have six days in November to decide whether Catherine of Aragon sounds even more regal in Japanese.
