The production is set to open at the Manchester Opera House on the 11th October.
Complete casting has been announced from the upcoming UK & Ireland tour of Sunny Afternoon, telling the story of the band The Kinks as they rise to fame.
As previously announced, Danny Horn will play ‘Ray Davies’, Oliver Hoare ‘Dave Davies’, Harry Curley ‘Peter Quaife’ and Zakarie Stokes ‘Mick Avory’, forming the iconic band, The Kinks. Returning from the original Hampstead Theatre and West End companies are Ben Caplan as ‘Eddie Kassner’ and Tam Williams as ‘Grenville Collins’ and, from the original UK Tour are Victoria Anderson as ‘Gwen’, Deryn Edwards as ‘Mrs. Davies’, Joseph Richardson as ‘Robert Wace’, Lisa Wright as ‘Rasa’ and James Hudson. The company is completed by Alicia Ally, Morgan Burgess, James Chisholm, Phil Corbitt, Alasdair Craig, Dominic Gee-Burch, Kristian Jacobs, Robin Johnson, Sorrel Jordan, Jada Langley, Timothy Roberts, Georgiana Wainwright-Jones and Emily Whitby-Samways.
Having first opened at the Hampstead Theatre, Sunny Afternoon transferred to the West End in 2014 where it ran for two years ahead of a tour in 2016. It features many of The Kinks’s biggest hits including: “You Really Got Me”, “Waterloo Sunset”, “All Day and All of the Night” and “Lola”.
The musical was the recipient of four Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music for Ray Davies.
Sunny Afternoon features 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 and musical supervision by Elliott Ware. Musical and vocal adaptations are by Ray Davies and Elliott Ware based on original Kinks’ recordings. Casting is by Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion & Natalie Gallacher Casting. Hair, wigs and make up are by Carole Hancock. Associate direction is by Christopher Chase Carter, associate set design by William Fricker, associate costume design by Deborah Andrews, associate lighting design by Eric Watkins and associate sound design by Ken Hampton.
To find out more visit: https://www.thekinksmusical.com/