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Cleaving to its mission statement, the Citadel Theatre bursts into the 2019/20 season with a mixture of inclusive, innovative and international.

Upcoming plays include two British hits, two American Pulitzer Prize winners and four works by local writers.

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Six, a musical that debuted in London’s west end in January 2018, sees the six wives of King Henry VIII taking back their stories. The high-octane hit, which sports an all-female cast, puts a sisterly spin on the compelling tale of love gone wrong-headed. Edmonton will mark the Canadian premiere for this 75-minute production, a partnership with a group of British producers and the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

“Six is definitely the coup and the surprise,” said Citadel Theatre artistic director Daryl Cloran in an interview before the official public announcement of the new season Monday evening at the Citadel.

The success of Hadestown in Edmonton saw Cloran attend the National Theatre’s premiere of that production, which opened in London’s west end last November. (Hadestown goes to Broadway in March.) He took the opportunity to connect with producers for Six and to push Edmonton as the natural choice to perfect the show after it appears in Chicago this spring.