Sunny Afternoon Tickets

Sunny Afternoon in London

It may be cold outside, but get ready to laze in the summertime as Sunny Afternoon comes to Alexandra Palace Theatre this January! The smash hit musical about the formation of The Kinks returns to London - and the Muswell Hill neighbourhood where the Davies Brothers were raised - for a strictly limited run. You won’t want to miss the return of this award-winning jukebox musical... you “really got” to secure your tickets today!

What is the musical Sunny Afternoon about?

It’s the swinging sixties, a time of political and social change in the UK, and brothers Dave and Ray Davies decide to form a band. They will go on to become The Kinks, one of the most influential British rock bands of all time. Charting their journey from working-class beginnings on the suburban London street of their youth, chart topping success and causing controversy in the United States, Sunny Afternoon is the semi-autobiographical story of one of the biggest bands of all time. Set to a soundtrack of beloved Kinks hits such as “You Really Got Me” and “Lola”, the musical gives a behind-the-curtain peek into the highs and lows of this iconic band. From sibling rivalry, grief and marriage troubles, to fights with the establishment, this is The Kinks you never knew.

Sunny Afternoon premiered in 2014 at Hampstead Theatre, before transferring to the West End and later touring the UK and internationally. The show won several Olivier Awards at the 2015 ceremony, including the award for Best Musical. Sunny Afternoon is “buoyant, artfully written” (What's on Stage) and comes home to London for a strictly limited run. This “joyous production” (Guardian) is truly unmissable - be sure to book your tickets early to be the most well-respected man (or woman) about town!

Who are the cast and creative team of Sunny Afternoon?

Casting for this production is to be announced.

Sunny Afternoon features music and lyrics by Ray Davies, with a book by Joe Penhall - based on the original story by Ray Davies - and is directed by Edward Hall.

Penhall is a British-Australian playwright and screenwriter, best known for creating the series Mindhunter for Netflix, and Evening Standard, Critics' Circle, and Olivier Award-winning play Blue/Orange at the Royal Court and in the West End. His other credits include a BAFTA-nominated film adaptation of The Long Firm, the film The Road, Dumbshow for the Royal Court and The Constituent for the Old Vic.

Hall is the former artistic director of the Hampstead Theatre, and former founder of all-male Shakespeare company Propeller. Hall’s credits include Chariots of Fire for Hampstead Theatre, Twelfth Night for the Old Vic, The Two Gentlemen of Verona for the RSC and the 2020 film adaptation of Blithe Spirit.

Davies is a founding member of The Kinks, alongside his younger brother Dave Davies. He was the primary songwriter, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band, and is sometimes referred to as “Godfather of Britpop”. Davies was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Kinks in 1990; in 2004 was awarded a CBE for his services to music; and in 2017 he was knighted as part of the New Years Honours. Following the dissolution of The Kinks in the late 90s, Davies had a career as a solo artist and has written music for several other musicals, including Chorus Girls, a musical adaptation of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days and Come Dancing.

Which The Kinks songs are in the musical Sunny Afternoon?

One of the most influential bands of the 60s and 70s, The Kinks had a huge number of smash hits - plenty of which are featured in Sunny Afternoon. The band had numerous Top 10 singles and albums on the US and UK Billboard charts, as well as seventeen Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums. Four of their albums have been certified as Gold Records, meaning they sold over half a million copies.

Sunny Afternoon includes all of your favourite The Kinks tunes, including “Lola”, “A Well Respected Man”, "All Day and All of the Night", “You Really Got Me” and, of course “Sunny Afternoon” and many more!

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The Kinks are one of the most iconic bands of the 20th century, and this smash hit jukebox musical tells their story like never before. Sunny Afternoon “illustrates the brilliance of The Kinks” (Evening Standard) and is “irresistibly enjoyable” (The Telegraph). So don't laze around - book your tickets for the Alexandra Palace Theatre today!