Athena Collins

Athena Collins
Person
Full Name	Athena Esther Catherine Collins
Pronouns	She/her
Birth Date	13 February 1998 (age 26)
Height	5'8" (172cm)
Hometown	Surrey, England
Representation	Angel & Frances LTD
Training	The Urdang Academy The Brit School
Social Media
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Athena Collins is an English actor, singer, and dancer. She played Catherine Parr in the 2019-20 UK Tour of Six the Musical, from 24 October 2019 to 16 March 2020, where her role was taken over by Elèna Gyasi. She later temporarily played the same role in the 2019-21 West End Production, beginning on 6 July 2021. She left the show on 23 July 2021.

Athena also emergency covered the same role in the 2021-22 UK Tour on 10 August 2021.

Role

Timeline

Production	Timespan	Principal	Emergency Cover
2019-20 UK Tour	24 October 2019 – 16 March 2020	Catherine Parr
2019-21 West End Production	• 29 June 2021 • 21 August 2021		Catherine Parr
	6 July - 23 July 2021	Catherine Parr
2021-22 UK Tour	10 August 2021		Catherine Parr

Stage Credits

Stage Credits
Year	Production	Role	Theatre
2019	Bare: A Pop Opera	Tanya/understudy Chantelle	The Vaults Theatre
2019-20, 2021	Six	Catherine Parr	UK Tour, Lyric Theatre
2021-23	Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical	Swing	Lyric Theatre
2023	Kin	Afifa	Factory Playhouse Productions
2024	42 Balloons	Ensemble/understudy Carol's Mom	The Lowry
2024	Rent	Joanne Jefferson	New Theatre Peterborough
2024-25	Moulin Rouge!	Walking Cover LadyM/Satine	Piccadilly Theatre

Trivia

• Athena began performing in musical theatre when she was six years old.
• Athena was born exactly 456 years after Katherine Howard was executed.
• Athena was in the same production of Bad Girls as Sophie Golden.
• Athena was in the same production of Bare: A Pop Opera as Liv Alexander.
• Athena was in the same production of Get Up, Stand Up! as Kenedy Small and Viquichele Cross.
• Athena was in the same production of Kin as Leesa Tulley and Sophie-Rose Middleton.
• Athena will be in the same production of 42 Balloons as Maddison Bulleyment and Laura Dawn Pyatt.
• Athena will be in the same production of RENT as Alicia Corrales.
• Athena's favourite number in the show is the Megasix.
• Though Athena was intended to play Catherine Parr in the West End production until 1 August 2021, she had to leave early due to mandatory self-isolation for COVID-19.
• Athena returned to the UK Tour production as an emergency cover on 10 August 2021.
• In November 2020, Athena covered Survivor by Destiny's Child with Amelia Walker, Danielle Steers, Maiya Quansah-Breed, and Vidya Makan.
• Athena made her podcast debut in the 8th episode of Three's Not A Crowd podcast.

Gallery

"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..." To view the Athena Collins gallery, click here.

Navigation

UK & International Tour

Overall 2018 2019-20 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 The Queens Principals Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Lauren Drew • Chlöe Hart • Nicole Louise Lewis • Billie Kerr • Millie O'Connell • Maddison Bulleyment • Jennifer Caldwell • Laura Dawn Pyatt • Izi Maxwell • Yna Tresvalles • Natalie Paris • Lauren Byrne • Carly Mercedes Dyer • Caitlin Tipping • Casey Al-Shaqsy • Erin Caldwell • Liberty Stottor • Alexia McIntosh • Shekinah McFarlane • Aiesha Naomi Pease • Jessica Niles • Kenedy Small • Hannah Victoria • Aimie Atkinson • Jodie Steele • Vicki Manser • Jaina Brock-Patel • Rebecca Wickes • Lou Henry • Lizzie Emery • Maiya Quansah-Breed • Athena Collins • Elèna Gyasi • Alana M Robinson • Aoife Haakenson • Eloise Lord Alternates Cassandra Lee • Jennifer Caldwell • Harriet Watson† • Grace Melville • Leesa Tulley • Natalie Pilkington† • Ellie Jane Grant • Izi Maxwell • Tamara Morgan • Milly Willows • Erin Summerhayes • Lorren Santo-Quinn Swings Grace Mouat† • Natalie Pilkington • Cherelle Jay • Harriet Caplan-Dean • Shakira Simpson† • Izzy Formby-Jackson† • Ellie Jane Grant Universal Swings Liv Alexander • Bryony Duncan • Harriet Watson • Natalie Pilkington Understudies Alicia Corrales Emergency Covers Renée Lamb • Collette Guitart • Maiya Quansah-Breed • Athena Collins • Hana Stewart • Elèna Gyasi • Harriet Caplan-Dean • Meg Dixon-Brasil • Harriet Watson • Hannah Lowther • Shakira Simpson Ladies in Waiting Principals Amy Shaw • Frankie South • Laura Browne • Terri De Marco • Kat Bax • Katy Richardson❧ • Arlene McNaught❧ • Sarah Burrell❧ • Jenny Deacon❧ • Alice Angliss • Vanessa Domonique Subs Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Emma Jemima • Ellen O'Reilly • Ashley Young • Arlene McNaught❦ • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Sarah Burrell • Lauren Hopkinson • Caitlin Morgan • Gemma Johnstone • Migdalia Van Der Hoven • Michael J. Bolton The Queens Principals Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Millie O'Connell • Natalie Paris • Alexia McIntosh • Aimie Atkinson • Maiya Quansah-Breed Swings Grace Mouat† Emergency Covers Renée Lamb Ladies in Waiting Amy Shaw • Terri De Marco • Katy Richardson❧ • Alice Angliss Standbys Arlene McNaught❦ The Queens Principals Lauren Drew • Maddison Bulleyment • Lauren Byrne • Carly Mercedes Dyer • Shekinah McFarlane • Jodie Steele • Athena Collins Alternates Cassandra Lee • Jennifer Caldwell • Harriet Watson† Understudies Alicia Corrales Emergency Covers Collette Guitart • Maiya Quansah-Breed Ladies in Waiting Frankie South • Kat Bax • Arlene McNaught❧ • Vanessa Domonique Standbys Ellie Verkerk☙ The Queens Principals Lauren Drew • Maddison Bulleyment • Caitlin Tipping • Shekinah McFarlane • Vicki Manser • Elèna Gyasi Alternates Cassandra Lee • Jennifer Caldwell • Harriet Watson† Swings Natalie Pilkington • Cherelle Jay Universal Swings Liv Alexander • Bryony Duncan Emergency Covers Athena Collins • Hana Stewart Ladies in Waiting Frankie South • Laura Browne • Kat Bax • Sarah Burrell❧ • Ellie Verkerk❧ • Jenny Deacon❧ • Vanessa Domonique Standbys Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Emma Jemima • Ellen O'Reilly • Ashley Young • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Sarah Burrell • Lauren Hopkinson • Caitlin Morgan • Gemma Johnstone • Michael J. Bolton The Queens Principals Chlöe Hart • Jennifer Caldwell • Casey Al-Shaqsy • Aiesha Naomi Pease • Jessica Niles • Jaina Brock-Patel • Rebecca Wickes • Alana M Robinson Alternates Grace Melville • Leesa Tulley • Natalie Pilkington† Swings Harriet Caplan-Dean Universal Swings Harriet Watson Emergency Covers Elèna Gyasi • Harriet Watson Ladies in Waiting Laura Browne • Kat Bax • Jenny Deacon❧ • Vanessa Domonique Standbys Ashley Young • Migdalia Van Der Hoven • Roxanne Couch The Queens Principals Nicole Louise Lewis • Laura Dawn Pyatt • Izi Maxwell • Erin Caldwell • Kenedy Small • Lou Henry • Aoife Haakenson Alternates Ellie Jane Grant • Izi Maxwell • Tamara Morgan Swings Shakira Simpson† • Harriet Caplan-Dean • Natalie Pilkington Universal Swings Natalie Pilkington Emergency Covers Harriet Caplan-Dean • Meg Dixon-Brasil • Harriet Watson • Hannah Lowther The Queens Principals Billie Kerr • Yna Tresvalles • Liberty Stottor • Hannah Victoria • Lizzie Emery • Eloise Lord Alternates Milly Willows • Erin Summerhayes • Lorren Santo-Quinn Swings Izzy Formby-Jackson† • Ellie Jane Grant • Shakira Simpson Emergency Covers Shakira Simpson

Cancelled Drive-In UK Tour Productions

A Cast Principal Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Courtney Bowman • Natalie Paris • Cherelle Jay • Sophie Isaacs • Danielle Steers Swings and Understudies Collette Guitart† • Hana Stewart • Zara MacIntosh Ladies-in-Waiting Amy Shaw • Terri De Marco • Katy Richardson❧ • Alice Angliss

B Cast Principal Lauren Drew • Maddison Bulleyment • Lauren Byrne • Shekinah McFarlane • Jodie Steele • Athena Collins Swings Cassandra Lee • Harriet Watson† • Jennifer Caldwell Ladies-in-Waiting Frankie South • Kat Bax • Arlene McNaught❧ • Vanessa Domonique

West End

Overall 2019 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-25 The Queens Principals Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Amy Di Bartolomeo • Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky • Nikki Bentley • Millie O'Connell • Courtney Bowman • Collette Guitart* • Amanda Lindgren • Baylie Carson • Thao Therese Nguyen • Natalie Paris • Claudia Kariuki • Kayleigh McKnight • Caitlin Tipping • Alexia McIntosh • Cherelle Jay* • Dionne Ward-Anderson • Reca Oakley • Aimie Atkinson • Vicki Manser • Sophie Isaacs • Tsemaye Bob-Egbe • Koko Basigara • Inez Budd • Maiya Quansah-Breed • Danielle Steers • Athena Collins* • Meesha Turner • Roxanne Couch • Janiq Charles Swings and Alternates Grace Mouat† • Vicki Manser • Courtney Stapleton • Shekinah McFarlane • Collette Guitart^† • Cherelle Jay • Hana Stewart • Zara MacIntosh • Jennifer Caldwell • Liv Alexander⸗ • Bryony Duncan⸗^ • Esme Rothero†^ • Rachel Rawlinson^ • Paisley Billings • Roxanne Couch • Danielle Rose • Harriet Watson⸗ • Monique Ashe-Palmer • Leah Vassell • Leesa Tulley • Gabriella Stylianou† • Natalie Pilkington⸗ • Naomi Alade • Hannah Lowther • Meg Dixon-Brasil • Ellie Jane Grant Ladies in Waiting Amy Shaw • Emily Roberts • Terri De Marco • Rachel Espeute • Julia Ostrowska • Kelly Morris • Katy Richardson❧ • Lauren Hopkinson❧ • Alice Angliss Standbys Courtney Stapleton • Alicia Corrales • Vicki Manser • Natalie Pilkington • Harriet Caplan-Dean Amy Shaw • Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sofie Veie • Emma Jemima • Sara Kleppe • Julia Ostrowska • Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Alice Angliss • Arlene McNaught❦ • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Sarah Burrell • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Caitlin Morgan • Anna Senger • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin • Rebekah Rayner • Chloe Rianna Emergency Covers Genesis Lynea • Toby Marlow • Collette Guitart • Shekinah McFarlane • Zara MacIntosh • Hana Stewart • Vicki Manser • Jennifer Caldwell • Maiya Quansah-Breed • Liv Alexander • Athena Collins • Reuben Greeph • Natalie Pilkington • Harriet Watson • Courtney Bowman • Casey Al-Shaqsy • Grace Melville • Harriet Caplan-Dean • Izi Maxwell • Lessa Tulley • Tamara Morgan • Ellie Jane Grant • Danielle Rose The Queens Principals Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Millie O'Connell • Natalie Paris • Alexia McIntosh • Aimie Atkinson • Maiya Quansah-Breed Swings and Alternates Grace Mouat†^ • Vicki Manser • Courtney Stapleton• Shekinah McFarlane Ladies in Waiting Amy Shaw • Terri De Marco • Katy Richardson❧ • Alice Angliss Standbys Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sara Kleppe • Arlene McNaught❦ • Sarah Burrell • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin Emergency Covers Genesis Lynea • Toby Marlow • Collette Guitart • Shekinah McFarlane The Queens Principals Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Courtney Bowman • Natalie Paris • Alexia McIntosh • Vicki Manser • Sophie Isaacs • Danielle Steers Swings and Alternates Collette Guitart†^ • Cherelle Jay • Hana Stewart • Zara MacIntosh • Jennifer Caldwell Ladies in Waiting Amy Shaw • Terri De Marco • Rachel Espeute • Katy Richardson❧ • Alice Angliss Standbys Courtney Stapleton • Alicia Corrales • Vicki Manser • Natalie Pilkington Emily Roberts • Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sofie Veie • Emma Jemima • Sara Kleppe • Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Arlene McNaught❦ • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Caitlin Morgan • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin • Rebekah Rayner • Chloe Rianna Emergency Covers Zara MacIntosh • Hana Stewart • Vicki Manser • Jennifer Caldwell • Maiya Quansah-Breed The Queens Principals Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Courtney Bowman • Collette Guitart* • Natalie Paris • Alexia McIntosh • Cherelle Jay* • Sophie Isaacs • Danielle Steers • Athena Collins* Swings and Alternates Collette Guitart†^ • Cherelle Jay • Hana Stewart • Zara MacIntosh • Liv Alexander⸗ • Bryony Duncan⸗^ Ladies in Waiting Amy Shaw • Rachel Espeute • Arlene McNaught❧ • Alice Angliss Standbys Emily Roberts • Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sofie Veie • Emma Jemima • Sara Kleppe • Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Arlene McNaught❦ • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Caitlin Morgan • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin • Rebekah Rayner • Chloe Rianna Emergency Covers Liv Alexander • Athena Collins The Queens Principals Amy Di Bartolomeo • Amanda Lindgren • Claudia Kariuki • Dionne Ward-Anderson • Tsemaye Bob-Egbe • Meesha Turner Swings and Alternates Esme Rothero†^ • Rachel Rawlinson^ • Paisley Billings • Roxanne Couch • Danielle Rose • Collette Guitart^ • Harriet Watson⸗ Ladies in Waiting Amy Shaw • Emily Roberts • Rachel Espeute • Julia Ostrowska • Kelly Morris • Arlene McNaught❧ • Lauren Hopkinson❧ • Alice Angliss Standbys Harriet Caplan-Dean Amy Shaw • Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sofie Veie • Emma Jemima • Sara Kleppe • Julia Ostrowska • Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Alice Angliss • Arlene McNaught❦ • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Caitlin Morgan • Anna Senger • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin • Rebekah Rayner • Chloe Rianna Emergency Covers Natalie Pilkington • Harriet Watson • Courtney Bowman • Jennifer Caldwell • Casey Al-Shaqsy • Grace Melville The Queens Principals Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky • Baylie Carson • Claudia Kariuki • Dionne Ward-Anderson • Koko Basigara • Roxanne Couch Swings and Alternates Esme Rothero†^ • Rachel Rawlinson^ • Danielle Rose • Monique Ashe-Palmer • Leah Vassell • Leesa Tulley Ladies in Waiting Emma Jemima • Kelly Morris • Ella Ingram❧ • Lauren Hopkinson❧ • Alice Angliss Emergency Covers Harriet Watson • Harriet Caplan-Dean • Izi Maxwell • Leesa Tulley • Chlöe Hart The Queens Principals Nikki Bentley • Thao Therese Nguyen • Kayleigh McKnight • Caitlin Tipping • Reca Oakley • Inez Budd • Janiq Charles Swings and Alternates Gabriella Stylianou† • Natalie Pilkington⸗ • Naomi Alade • Hannah Lowther • Meg Dixon-Brasil Ladies in Waiting TBA