Shimali de Silva

Shimali de Silva is a Sri Lankan-Hong Kongese-Australian actor, singer, and director. She played Catherine Parr in the Original Student Production of Six the Musical, beginning on 31 July 2017. She left the show on 14 October 2017.

Role[]

Timeline[]

Production	Timespan	Principal
Original Student Production	31 July – 14 October 2017	Catherine Parr

Stage Credits[]

Stage Credits
Year	Production	Role	Theatre
2013	A Chorus Line	Diana Morales	Shouson Theatre
2017	Six	Catherine Parr	Edinburgh Festival Fringe, ADC Theatre
2024	Maiden Voyage	Esmeralda	The Flea Theater

Trivia[]

Shimali was the first actress of colour to perform in Six.
- She was also the first principal actress of colour, as well as the first Asian principal actress, to portray Catherine Parr.
Shimali was the youngest actress to play Catherine Parr, being 18 years old at the time of her debut.
Shimali is the only cast member to have worn the Parr 1.0 costume.

Gallery[]

"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..."
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Original Student Production

The Queens	Megan Gilbert • Ashleigh Weir • Holly Musgrave • Oliver Wickham • Annabel Marlow • Shimali de Silva
Band	Max Goodall • Joanna Ward • Joanna Cheng • Noah Poulson • Sam Kirby • Ruari Paterson-Achenbach❧