Natalie Pilkington is an English actress, singer, and dancer. She was a universal swing in the 2023-25 West End Production and the 2023-24 UK Tour of Six the Musical, beginning on 17 October 2023. She left the show on 6 July 2024, playing her final show as Catherine of Aragon.
Natalie was previously an alternate and the dance captain in the 2022-23 UK Tour from 10 March 2022 to 23 April 2023, and a swing in the 2021-22 UK Tour from 8 June 2021 to 9 March 2022. She was originally a swing and the show captain in the first Bliss Cruise Production[1] from 18 September 2019 to 4 March 2020. She temporarily took over the role of Jane Seymour from 21 January to 16 February 2020.
Natalie was additionally a temporary standby in the 2019-21 West End Production on 14 March 2020, emergency covered in the 2021-22 West End Production in 2022, and a temporary swing in the 2022-23 UK Tour from 25 April to 18 May 2023.
Roles[]
Timeline[]
| Production | Timespan | Temporary Principal | First Covers | Second Covers | Third Covers |
| First Bliss Cruise Production | 6 September 2019 – 21 January 2020 | Catherine of Aragon | |||
| Anna of Cleves | |||||
| Catherine Parr | |||||
| 21 January – 16 February 2020 | Jane Seymour | ||||
| 16 February – 4 March 2020 | Catherine of Aragon | ||||
| Jane Seymour | |||||
| Anna of Cleves | |||||
| Catherine Parr | |||||
| 2021-22 UK Tour | 8 June 2021 - 6 March 2022 | All Queens | |||
| 2022-23 UK Tour | 10 March 2022 – 23 April 2023 | Jane Seymour | Catherine of Aragon | Anne Boleyn | |
| Catherine Parr | Anna of Cleves | Katherine Howard | |||
| 2023-25 West End Production & 2023-24 UK Tour |
17 October 2023 – 6 July 2024 | All Queens |
Short-Term Roles[]
| Production | Timespan | First Covers | Second Covers | Emergency Cover |
| 2019-21 West End Production | 14 March 2020 | Catherine of Aragon | ||
| Jane Seymour | ||||
| Anna of Cleves | ||||
| Catherine Parr | ||||
| 2021-22 West End Production | • 5 - 6 March 2022 • 5 & 7 June 2022 |
Catherine of Aragon | ||
| 3 – 4 June 2022 | Catherine Parr | |||
| 5 June 2022 | Jane Seymour | |||
| 2023-24 UK Tour | 25 April – 18 May 2023 | Jane Seymour | Catherine of Aragon | |
| Anne Boleyn | ||||
| Catherine Parr | Anna of Cleves | |||
| Katherine Howard |
Performance Dates[]
| Role | Debut Performance | Final Performance | Emergency Performances |
| Bliss 1.0: 31 October 2019 UK Tour 3.0: 19 June 2021[2] UK Tour 4.0: 19 May 2022[3] UK Tour 5.0: 8 March 2024 West End 5.0: 28 October 2023 |
Bliss 1.0: 2019-20 UK Tour 3.0: 11 January 2022[4] UK Tour 4.0: 6 October 2022 West End 5.0: 23 June 2024 UK Tour 5.0: 6 July 2024 |
West End 3.0: 5 March 2022[5] 6 March 2022 5 June 2022 7 June 2022 | |
| UK Tour 3.0: 10 June 2021[6] UK Tour 4.0: 22 April 2022[7] UK Tour 5.0: 6 March 2024 |
UK Tour 3.0: 23 October 2021[8] UK Tour 4.0: 28 December 2022 UK Tour 5.0: 8 May 2024 |
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| Bliss 1.0: 21 January 2020 UK Tour 3.0: 1 August 2021[9] UK Tour 4.0: 16 March 2022[10] West End 5.0: 24 October 2023 |
Bliss 1.0: 2020 UK Tour 3.0: 13 November 2021[11] UK Tour 4.0: 20 April 2023[12] West End 5.0: 22 June 2024 |
West End 3.0: 5 June 2022 UK Tour 5.0: 13 May 2023 | |
| Bliss 1.0: 31 December 2019 UK Tour 3.0: 31 August 2021[13] UK Tour 4.0: 17 March 2022[14] West End 5.0: 28 January 2024 (M) UK Tour 5.0: 9 March 2024 |
Bliss 1.0: 2019-20 UK Tour 3.0: 20 October 2021[15] UK Tour 4.0: 8 May 2022 West End 5.0: 28 January 2024 (E) UK Tour 5.0: 3 July 2024 (E) |
UK Tour 5.0: 27 April 2023 | |
| UK Tour 3.0: 10 July 2021[16] UK Tour 4.0: 22 March 2022[17] West End 5.0: 19 March 2024[18] UK Tour 5.0: 19 April 2024 |
UK Tour 3.0: 15 January 2022[19] UK Tour 4.0: 22 March 2022 West End 5.0: 30 April 2024 UK Tour 5.0: 3 July 2024 (M) |
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| Bliss 1.0: 18 September 2019 UK Tour 3.0: 22 September 2021 UK Tour 4.0: 23 March 2022[20] West End 5.0: 23 February 2024 UK Tour 5.0: 3 May 2024 |
Bliss 1.0: 2019-20 UK Tour 3.0: 5 February 2022[21] UK Tour 4.0: 22 April 2023 West End 5.0: 16 June 2024 UK Tour 5.0: 23 May 2024 |
West End 3.0: 3 June 2022[22] 4 June 2022 UK Tour 5.0: 12 May 2023 |
Stage Credits[]
| Stage Credits | |||
| Year | Production | Role | Theatre |
| 2009-10 | Jack & the Beanstalk | Dancer/Ensemble | Southport Theatre & Convention Centre |
| 2011 | Sleeping Beauty | Princess Aurora | ??? |
| 2012-13 | Cinderella | Ugly Sister (Susannah) | ??? |
| 2013-14 | Jack & the Beanstalk | Princess | Bolton Albert Halls |
| 2014-15 | Aladdin | Princess | Billingham Forum Theatre |
| 2016-17 | Jack & the Beanstalk | Fairy Butterbean | Middleton Arena |
| 2017-18 | Wannabe: The Spice Girls Show | Sporty Spice | UK Tour |
| 2019-20 | Six | Swing/Show Captain | Norwegian Bliss |
| 2021-24 | Six | Swing, Alternate Seymour/Parr/Dance Captain, Universal Swing | UK Tour, Vaudeville Theatre |
| 2020-21 | Jack & the Beanstalk | Fairy Butterbean | M&S Bank Arena Liverpool |
| 2023-24 | Beauty and the Beast | Fairy | Litchfield Garrick Theatre |
Trivia[]
- Natalie is the first alternate to wear two different alternate costumes.
- She wore the black alternate costume in Bliss Cruise Production and 2021-22 UK Tour, and wore the pink alternate costume in 2022-23 UK Tour, 2023-25 West End Production, and 2023-24 UK Tour.[23]
- Natalie’s emergency cover performance in the West End as Jane Seymour marked the first time someone portrayed Jane Seymour in the pink alternate costume.
- For the Bliss Cruise Production, Natalie was accidentally cast as first cover for Katherine Howard instead of Catherine Parr; she later found out that the costumers of Six had already made her a swing costume for Katherine Howard.
- Natalie's pants were accidentally made to fit Bryony Duncan.
- Natalie originally auditioned for the West End Production.
- Natalie receieved callbacks for Jane Seymour and Katherine Howard.
- Natalie learned Anna of Cleves first.
- Natalie learned Jane Seymour five days before she was scheduled to perform it.
- When Alicia Corrales left the Bliss Cruise Production, Natalie was asked whether she wanted to learn Jane Seymour or Katherine Howard; she chose the former because she had sung for Jane Seymour more at her initial audition.
- Natalie's favourite queen to perform as is Catherine Parr
- Natalie's favourite dance number is Get Down.
- Natalie's favourite moment in the show is the I Don't Need Your Love remix, but she also enjoys the Megasix.
- Natalie's favourite line is "I mean, we've literally been doing it for the past hour, so...", which is said by Jane Seymour.[24]
- Natalie says it takes her the longest to get ready for a show if she is on for Anna of Cleves.
- Natalie's favourite onstage mishap was when there was too much smoke during the starting scene, as well as when the other queens would fall down the stairs; but she also said one night when someone brought a Chucky doll into the audience was extremely hilarious. [24]
- Natalie's go-to Haus of Holbein dance moves are "the Hike" from Fortnite or "the Crab".
- Natalie's personal queenspiration is Jennifer Lopez.[24]
- Natalie sang as Catherine Parr in the Worldwide Six video.
- Natalie performed as Catherine of Aragon at West End Live 2021 and Jane Seymour at West End Live 2024.
- Natalie was featured in the 12th episode of The Queendom Podcast - A SIX: The Musical Podcast.
- She was also featured in the 16th episode of the podcast, which was a reunion episode of the first Bliss Cruise cast.
- Natalie was featured in the 16th and 38th episodes of Robbie's Backstage Bants.[25][26]
- In 2022, Natalie was nominated for the Best Performance by an Understudy/Alternate in Any Play or Musical award at the BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards for her role in Six.
Gallery[]
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"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..." To view the Natalie Pilkington gallery, click here. |
References[]
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B08Cg6Dn1GB/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1406276614963535880
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1527325265499566080
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1500106292597338114
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1451897386083799051
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1421842146232053762
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1504070352216985600
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1459600636425785347
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CrQeIeqIagZ/
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- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C4tfvWkodmw/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1482307709710086144
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1506637509626933251
- ↑ https://twitter.com/6alternates/status/1489974301851889670
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1532684297894871040
- ↑ https://youtu.be/sOIed7OuNKU
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Cite error: Invalid
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