Multi Olivier Award-winning hit musical SUNNY AFTERNOON returns for a 2025/26 UK Tour

THE MULTI OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING HIT MUSICAL

SUNNY AFTERNOON

RETURNS FOR A 2025/2026 UK TOUR

OPENING AT THE

MANCHESTER PALACE THEATRE

ON 10 OCTOBER 2025

Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions are delighted to announce that the multi Olivier Award-winning hit musical SUNNY AFTERNOON will return for a 2025/2026 UK tour opening at the Manchester Palace Theatre on 10 October 2025, where it will play until 18 October 2025. Tour schedule below with further dates and casting to be announced soon. thekinksmusical.com/uktour

Ray Davies said today, “In these times of political uncertainties, it is a relief to know that SUNNY AFTERNOON is on the horizon to lift our spirits”.

Producer Sonia Friedman said today, “From the moment Ray Davies, Joe Penhall, Ed Hall, and I began developing this musical, I knew it was something extremely special, and it proved to be so as we opened to rave reviews and won many awards. Now, I’m thrilled that we’re bringing back our joyous, celebratory, Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical for a new UK tour. Ray Davies’ music and lyrics capture the poetry and poignancy of everyday life with honesty and wit, and The Kinks’ music, attitude and vibe shaped a generation. Their astonishing legacy continues to resonate, making SUNNY AFTERNOON as exhilarating and relevant today as ever. Whether you’re discovering it for the first time or experiencing it all over again, I can’t wait for audiences across the UK to see it — I’ve truly missed it.”

SUNNY AFTERNOON celebrates the raw energy, passion and timeless sound of one of Britain’s most iconic bands, THE KINKS. Charting the euphoric highs and agonising lows, it tells their story through an incredible back catalogue of chart-toppers, including “You Really Got Me,” “Lola,” and “All Day and All of the Night.” 

SUNNY AFTERNOON was the recipient of four Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music for Ray Davies

Set against the backdrop of Britain on the cusp of the rebellious ’60sSUNNY AFTERNOON is an exhilarating and moving celebration of the music, life, and the band that changed it all. 

Following a sell-out run at Hampstead Theatre, SUNNY AFTERNOON opened to critical acclaim at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End where it ran for two years ahead of its sensational sell-out tour of the UK and Ireland throughout 2016/17.

SUNNY AFTERNOON has music and lyrics by Ray Davies with a book by Joe Penhall and original story by Ray Davies. It is directed by Edward Hall and designed by Miriam Buether with choreography by Adam Cooper. Lighting design is by Rick Fisher with sound design by Matt McKenzie. Musical and vocal adaptations are by Ray Davies and Elliott Ware based on original Kinks’ recordings.

 

SUNNY AFTERNOON 2025/2026 UK TOUR LISTINGS

thekinksmusical.com/uktour

10 – 18 OCTOBER 2025

MANCHESTER PALACE THEATRE

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/palace-theatre-manchester

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

21 – 25 OCTOBER 2025

BIRMINGHAM ALEXANDRA THEATRE
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham 

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

28 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2025

GLASGOW KING’S THEATRE

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/kings-theatre-glasgow

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

4 – 8 NOVEMBER 2025

SUNDERLAND EMPIRE

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/sunderland-empire

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

11 – 15 NOVEMBER 2025

GRAND OPERA HOUSE, YORK

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/grand-opera-house-york

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

18 – 22 NOVEMBER 2025

NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/new-victoria-theatre 

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

25 – 29 NOVEMBER 2025

WIMBLEDON NEW THEATRE

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/new-wimbledon-theatre

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

2 – 6 DECEMBER 2025

SWANSEA BUILDING SOCIETY ARENA

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/swansea-arena

ON SALE 21 MARCH 2025

17 DECEMBER 2025 – 3 JANUARY 2026

BRIGHTON THEATRE ROYAL

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/theatre-royal-brighton
ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

15 – 31 JANUARY 2026

ALEXANDRA PALACE, LONDON
https://www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/sunny-afternoon/ 

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

3 -7 FEBRUARY 2026

MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY

ON SALE 7 APRIL 2025

10 -14 FEBRUARY 2026

MILTON KEYNES THEATRE

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/milton-keynes-theatre

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

17 – 21 FEBRUAURY 2026

NOTTINGHAM THEATRE ROYAL
https://trch.co.uk/whats-on/sunny-afternoon/ 

ON SALE 31MARCH 2025

24 – 28 FEBRUARY 2026

LEEDS GRAND THEATRE

https://leedsheritagetheatres.com/whats-on/sunny-afternoon-2026

ON SALE 4 APRIL 2025

3 – 7 MARCH 2026

MALVERN THEATRE
https://malvern-theatres.co.uk/ 

ON SALE 4 APRIL 2025

17 – 21 MARCH 2026

PRINCESS THEATRE, TORQUAY
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/princess-theatre-torquay 

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

24 – 28 MARCH 2026

NEW THEATRE, OXFORD
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/new-theatre-oxford 

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

31 MARCH – 4 APRIL 2026

RICHMOND THEATRE
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/richmond-theatre 

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

7 – 11 APRIL 2026

NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, STOKE ON TRENT

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/regent-theatre

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

14 – 18 APRIL 2026

STOCKTON GLOBE

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/stockton-globe

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

21 – 25 APRIL 2026

CURVE, LEICESTER
https://www.curveonline.co.uk/ 

ON SALE SOON

28 APRIL – 2 MAY 2026

BLACKPOOL GRAND
https://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/event/sunny-afternoon

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

5 – 9 MAY 2026

EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/edinburgh-playhouse 

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

12 – 16 MAY 2026
EDEN COURT, INVERNESS
https://eden-court.co.uk/event/sunny-afternoon

ON SALE 4 APRIL 2025

10 – 23 MAY 2026

LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/liverpool-empire

ON SALE 28 MARCH 2025

26 – 30 MAY 2026

WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2026/sunny-afternoon

ON SALE 4 APRIL 2025