UK tour of award winning hit musical The Kinks Sunny Afternoon

SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS

AND AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP

 

PRESENT

 

THE NATIONAL TOUR OF THE

MULTI OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING HIT WEST END MUSICAL

image001 (15)OPENING AT THE

MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE

ON FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2016

As the West End multi Olivier award-winning hit musical continues to excite audiences into its second year, Sonia Friedman Productions and Ambassador Theatre Group are delighted to announce the national tour of SUNNY AFTERNOON. Recipient of four awards at the 2015 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music for Ray Davies, SUNNY AFTERNOON will open at the Manchester Opera House on Friday 19 August 2016 and will make its way to the Grand Opera House York for a week long run from Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 February 2017.   www.sunnyafternoonthemusical.com

Featuring some of The Kinks’ best-loved songs, including You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset andLola, SUNNY AFTERNOON tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kinks.

The Kinks exploded onto the 60s music scene with a raw energetic new sound that rocked a nation. But how did that happen, where exactly did they come from and what happened next?

Set against the back-drop of a Britain caught mid-swing between the conservative 50s and riotous 60s, this production explores the euphoric highs and agonising lows of one of Britain’s most iconic bands and the irresistible music that influenced generations.

Following a sell-out run at Hampstead Theatre, SUNNY AFTERNOON opened to critical acclaim at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End in October 2014 and is currently booking into a second triumphant year.

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, designed by Miriam Buether with choreography by Adam Cooper. Lighting design is by Rick Fisher with sound design by Matt McKenzie for Autograph. The Musical Supervisor is Elliott Ware.

The original West End Production of SUNNY AFTERNOON is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions with Tulchin Bartner Productions, Greg Ripley-Duggan for Hampstead Theatre Productions, Tanya Link Productions, Just for Laughs Theatricals/Glass Half Full Productions, Rupert Gavin, in association with Hampstead Theatre and Arlon Productions.

SUNNY AFTERNOON 2016/2017 TOUR

www.sunnyafternoonthemusical.com

2016

FRIDAY 19 AUGUST – SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 2016

MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE – www.atgtickets.com/venues/opera-house-manchester

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 30 AUGUST– SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2016

MILTON KEYNES THEATRE – www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2016

NEW ALEXANDRA THEATRE BIRMINGHAM – www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2016

EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE – www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2016

SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILLION – www.southendtheatres.org.uk

ON SALE 19 JANUARY 2016

TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016

AYLESBURY WATERSIDE THEATRE – www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER 2016

SUNDERLAND EMPIRE – www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland-empire/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2016

GLASGOW KINGS THEATRE – www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2016

TORQUAY PRINCESS THEATRE – www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2016

NEW VICTORIA THEATRE WOKING – www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatre/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

 

TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016

ORCHARD THEATRE, DARTFORD www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

ON SALE 11 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER 2016

STOKE REGENT THEATRE – www.atgtickets.com/venues/regent-theatre/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER – SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER 2016

THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

2017

TUESDAY 31 JANUARY – SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2017

OXFORD NEW THEATRE – www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-theatre-oxford/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2017

LIVERPOOL EMPIRE, LIVERPOOLwww.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

 

TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2017

GRAND OPERA HOUSE, YORKwww.atgtickets.com/venues/grand-opera-house-york/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015

TUESDAY 7 MARCH – SATURDAY 11 MARCH 2017

BRISTOL HIPPODROME, BRISTOL www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome/

ON SALE 14 DECEMBER 2015