This production will begin its UK tour in Manchester on 10 October 2025.
★★★★★
'A belter! Funny, stylish. It has everything The Kinks had'
Daily Mail
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Set against the backdrop of Britain on the cusp of the rebellious '60s, Sunny Afternoon is an “exhilarating” (Financial Times) and moving celebration of the music, life, and the band that changed it all.
★★★★★
'A blazing triumph! I swear you’ll get goosebumps'
The Telegraph
Following a phenomenal two years in the West End and a sensational first UK and Ireland tour, the “indisputably terrific” (The Times) OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING BEST NEW MUSICAL, charting the euphoric highs and agonizing lows of THE KINKS, is back!
Sunny Afternoon celebrates the raw energy, passion, and timeless sound of one of Britain’s most iconic bands, telling their story through an incredible back catalogue of chart-toppers, including “You Really Got Me,” “Lola,” and “All Day and All of the Night.”
★★★★
'This is a great, very British musical about a great, very British band'
The Times
CAST
VICTORIA ANDERSON - Gwen, Understudy Mrs. Davies / Marsha, Dance Captain
BEN CAPLAN - Eddie Kassner
JAMES CHISHOLM - Gregory Piven
PHIL CORBITT - Mr. Davies / Allen Klein
ALASDAIR CRAIG - Larry Page
HARRY CURLEY - Pete Quaife
DERYN EDWARDS - Mrs Davies / Marsha
OLIVER HOARE - Dave Davies
DANNY HORN - Ray Davies
JADA LANGLEY - Joyce
JOSEPH RICHARDSON - Robert Wace
ZAKARIE STOKES - Mick Avory
TAM WILLIAMS - Grenville Collins
EMILY WHITBY-SAMWAYS - Peggy
LISA WRIGHT - Rasa
ALICIA ALLY - Understudy Peggy, Gwen & Joyce
MORGAN BURGESS - Alternate Ray, Understudy Wace & Collins
DOMINIC GEE-BURCH - Understudy Page, Kassner, Mr. Davies / Klein & Piven
JAMES HUDSON - Understudy Ray, Dave, Pete & Mick
KRISTIAN JACOBS - Understudy Ray, Pete, Wace & Collins
ROBIN JOHNSON - Understudy Mr. Davies / Klein, Kassner & Page
SORREL JORDAN - Understudy Rasa & Mrs. Davies / Marsha
TIMOTHY ROBERTS - Alternate Dave, Understudy Mick & Piven
GEORGIANA WAINWRIGHT-JONES - Understudy Rasa, Peggy, Gwen & Joyce
CREATIVES
RAY DAVIES – Music and Lyrics
JOE PENHALL – Book
RAY DAVIES – Original Story
EDWARD HALL – Direction
MIRIAM BUETHER – Design
ADAM COOPER – Choreography
RICK FISHER – Lighting Design
MATT McKENZIE – Sound Design
RAY DAVIES AND ELLIOTT WARE – Musical and Vocal Adaptations