Victoria Louise "Vicki" Manser is an English actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and teacher. She played Katherine Howard in the 2021-22 UK Tour of Six the Musical, beginning on 8 June 2021. She left the show on 6 March 2022, and her role was taken over by Jaina Brock-Patel.
Vicki played the same role in the 2019-21 West End Production from 15 October to 15 December 2019,[1] where her role was taken over by Sophie Isaacs. She was originally an alternate in the 2019 West End Production from 17 January to 13 October 2019.
Personal Life[]
Vicki is currently in a relationship with Frankie South, who played Maggie in the 2019-20 and 2021-22 UK Tour productions of Six.[2] The couple became engaged in April of 2023.[3]
Roles[]
Timeline[]
| Production | Timespan | Principal | First Covers | Second Covers | Third Covers | Emergency Cover |
| 2019 West End Production | 17 January – 17 August 2019 | Anne Boleyn | Katherine Howard | Catherine of Aragon | ||
| Anna of Cleves | Catherine Parr | Jane Seymour | ||||
| 18 August – 12 October 2019 | Anne Boleyn | Jane Seymour | Catherine of Aragon | |||
| Katherine Howard | Anna of Cleves | |||||
| Catherine Parr | ||||||
| 2019-21 West End Production | 15 October – 15 December 2019 | Katherine Howard | ||||
| 21 December 2019 | Katherine Howard | |||||
| 2021-22 UK Tour | 8 June 2021 – 6 March 2022 | Katherine Howard |
All Roles Covered[]
| Role | Debut Performance | Final Performance | Emergency Covers |
| West End 1.0: 29 August 2019[4] | West End 1.0: 1 September 2019 | ||
| West End 1.0: 2 February 2019[5] | West End 1.0: 11 October 2019 | ||
| West End 1.0: 18 August 2019[6] | West End 1.0: 26 September 2019 | ||
| West End 1.0: 26 January 2019[7] | West End 1.0: 10 October 2019 | ||
| West End 1.0 (S): 7 March 2019[8] West End 2.0 (P): 15 October 2019 UK Tour 3.0 (P): 8 June 2021 |
West End 1.0 (S): 12 October 2019[9] West End 2.0 (P): 15 December 2019 UK Tour 3.0 (P): 6 March 2022 |
West End 2.0: 21 December 2019 | |
| West End 1.0: 15 March 2019[10] | West End 1.0: 26 September 2019 |
Stage Credits[]
| Stage Credits | |||
| Year | Production | Role | Theatre |
| 2011 | FAME | Carmen Diaz/Dance Captain | Sharpe Academy |
| 2013 | Cabaret | Kost/Dance Captain | The Urdang Academy |
| 2014 | Little Shop of Horrors | Chiffon | The Urdang Academy |
| 2016 | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Swing, Understudy Carole King/Genie Klein | Aldwych Theatre |
| 2016 | Sunny Afternoon | Understudy Rasa, Mrs. Davies/Marsha, Peggy, Joyce, and Gwen | Harold Pinter Theatre |
| 2018 | Bat Out of Hell | Swing (Willowee) | Dominion Theatre |
| 2019 | Six | Alternate Boleyn/Cleves, Alternate Boleyn/Howard, Katherine Howard | Arts Theatre |
| 2020 | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Betty/Alternate Carole King | UK Tour |
| 2021-22 | Six the Musical | Katherine Howard | UK Tour |
| 2022 | Rock of Ages | Regina | UK & Ireland Tour |
| 2022, 2024 | SuperYou | Katie | 2022 Musical Con, Curve Theatre |
Trivia[]
- Vicki will be in the same production of SuperYou as Courtney Stapleton.
- Vicki has the same birthday as Amy Bridges and Leesa Tulley.
- Vicki was in the same production of Bat Out of Hell as Danielle Steers, Courtney Stapleton, Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky, and Collette Guitart.
- Vicki was in the same production of SuperYou as Renée Lamb.
- Vicki is an artistic director at Sharpe Academy.
- At her initial audition, Vicki sang Run to You by Whitney Houston.
- When Vicki found out that she got the job at Six, she "ordered 80 pounds of Chinese for three people to celebrate".
- Vicki made her alternate debut in the show as Anna of Cleves.
- Vicki's favourite queen to play as an alternate was Anne Boleyn.
- Anne Boleyn is also the queen Vicki relates to the most.
- According to Vicki, the toughest queens to play physically and emotionally are Catherine of Aragon and Katherine Howard.
- During a performance as Anne Boleyn, Vicki said "Absolute classic" into the cellphone while doing a silly face and it became a popular joke within the fandom.
- After Grace Mouat left the cast and Shekinah McFarlane joined, Vicki became first cover Boleyn and Howard while Shekinah was first cover Aragon and Cleves. Vicki was originally first cover Boleyn and Cleves.
- She also briefly took over as dance captain after Grace left.
- On 21 December 2019, Vicki briefly returned to the show as Katherine Howard.
- On 5 January 2020, Vicki once again returned, although she did not perform. She was only on standby.
- Coincidentally, Bryony Duncan, originally the cover for Boleyn/Seymour/Howard in the Bliss Cruise production, was also promoted from her original position as a cover to principal Katherine Howard due to Alicia Corrales leaving the cruise early to understudy the same role in the 2019-20 UK Tour.
- Vicki was meant to be a guest performer at Six's "Queens Uncrowned" concert alongside Renée Lamb, Grace Mouat, Alicia Corrales, and Maiya Quansah-Breed, as well as the 2019-20 UK Tour cast. However, the concert was ultimately cancelled due to COVID-19.
- Vicki sang as Katherine Howard in the Worldwide Six video.
- Vicki performed as Anna of Cleves at West End Live 2019.
- Vicki is part of a Country Music band called First Time Flyers .
- As a singer, Vicki has released five singles titled Pick Me Up, Could If I Wanted To, Love Me Like The Movies, Psycho and Nothing In Between.[11]
- She has also released an EP with Frankie South.
- Vicki was featured in the 37th episode of The Queendom Podcast: A SIX The Musical Podcast.
- Vicki was the first cast member to wear the teal alternate costume.
Gallery[]
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"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..." To view the Vicki Manser gallery, click here. |
References[]
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3pOgCMHrMV/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Caz2y-qIrIE/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq3OxktIWtE/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1167134490700984326
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1091664639413420032
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1163050463014662146
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1089118250007519232
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1089118250007519232
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1089118250007519232
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1106599985200680961
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/artist/5vJRO9tSi258RoiacehI5e
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