Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived. The fates of the six wives of Henry VIII is dramatically fertile stuff – there’s a reason their stories have been adapted roughly a gazillion times – but the neat trick of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ Tony Award winner is to put the storytelling agency back in the hands of the wronged women. In their spirited pop musical, the six wives compete in a song contest for who had it worst – until they come to realize that they’re stronger together than as solo acts, and that Henry dude can go suck an egg. – Kimberley Jones
