Highly entertaining and informative one-woman play written and performed by award-winning ALISON NEIL.

THE SIXTH WIFE Within the glittering court of King Henry VIII, dangerous games of power are played out. The stakes are high; success means unimaginable wealth - failure means death by execution. Katherine Pan witnessed it all - the lust and laughter; the double-dealing and deaths; the religious ferment...and the coming and going of all those wives. In this witty and fast-moving play, Katherine tells her own story. Her four marriages, the brushes with death for treason, and how she finally fell in love. Katherine was a major player int he game of power. did she win or lose? Come and see...

"Great show...a performance that is every bit as witty and assured as her own script" OXFORD MAIL

"An excellent performance" STROUD NEWS

"Katherine tells a riveting tale" OXFORD TIMES

"Extensively researched and skillfully portrayed" SHROPSHIRE LIVE

"A delightful evening which had the audience in raptures" BORDON HERALD

ALISON NEIL has been touring her highly acclaimed one-woman shows since 1989, beginning with BELLA - THE STORY OF MRS BEETON, followed by TRULY YOURS, C.B. (about Charlotte Bronte), "THE JUST-WILLIAM LADY" (about Richmal Crompton), "THE SHAKESPEARE LADIES CLUB" (tales of Georgian London), "LIVING IN THE LIGHT" (story of Hildegard of Bingen), and... "THE SIXTH WIFE" Two of her plays have been adapted as Afternoon Plays for BBC Radio 4. She won the Drama Association of Wales' 2008 Best Play by a Welsh-Based Writer. Alison Neil has been a professional actress for over thirty years, working in the West End, regional theatre, television and radio. She is also a historical researcher for events such as The Queen's Golden Jubilee, D-Day Celebrations in Hyde Park, and attractions such as The Smuggler's Adventure in Hastings, Rotterdam Avontuur, Tunbridge Castle and countless others.