Kinks Musical for 2016
Sunny Afternoon for Autumn 2016
The Olivier Award-winning musical Sunny Afternoon, based on the life and times of the Kinks, has announced a five-night run at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
The visit, in September 2016, is part of a major tour for the show, starting in Manchester in August and booked through to March 2017.
Current (2015) West End cast of Sunny Afternoon. Photo: Kevin Cummins
Featuring some of The Kinks’ biggest hits, including You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset and Lola, the show won Best New Musical at the Oliviers this year. It tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of the band he formed with his brother Dave.
From the the band’s beginnings in Muswell Hill, their barnstorming debut on Top of the Pops, their infamous American tour and their triumphant comeback, Sunny Afternoon is set against the back-drop of a Britain caught mid-swing between the conservative 50s and riotous 60s.
Here are the highs (euphoric) and lows (agonising) of one of Britain’s most iconic bands and the irresistible music that influenced generations. Not to mention the full blast of a live Kinks gig.
With a new book by Joe Penhall based on an original story by Ray Davies, the show features music and lyrics by Davies, for which he won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music, and is directed by Edward Hall.
Ticket for the Playhouse run go on general sale from 10am on Monday 14 December 2015, with tickets for ATG card holders already on sale.
Listing
Sunny Afternoon
Edinburgh Playhouse, 18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA.
Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 September 2016
Daily, 7.30pm. Matinees Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 2.30pm.
Tickets and booking details: http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/sunny-afternoon/edinburgh-playhouse/
Sunny Afternoon website: http://sunnyafternoonthemusical.com
| Sunny Afternoon on tour: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19 – Sat 27 Aug 2016 | Manchester Opera House |
0844 871 3018 | Book online |
| Tue 30 Aug – Sat 3 Sep 2016 | Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Theatre |
0844 871 7652 | Book online |
| Tue 6 – Sat 10 Sep 2016 | Birmingham The New Alexandra Theatre |
0844 871 3011 | Book online |
| Tue 13 – Sat 17 Sep 2016 | Edinburgh Playhouse |
0844 871 3014 | Book online |
| Tue 20 – Sat 24 Sep 2016 | Southend on Sea Cliffs Pavilioin |
01702 351135 | Book online |
| Tue 27 Sept – Sat 1 Oct 2016 | Aylesbury Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
08448 717 627 | Book online |
| Tue 4 – Sat 8 Oct 2016 | Sunderland Sunderland Empire |
0844 871 3022 | Book online |
| Tue 11 – Sat 15 Oct 2016 | Glasgow King’s Theatre |
0844 871 7648 | Book online |
| Tue 18 – Sat 22 Oct 2016 | Torquay Princess Theatre |
0844 871 3023 | Book online |
| Tue 1 – Sat 5 Nov 2016 | Woking New Victoria |
0844 871 7645 | Book online |
| Tue 15 – Sat 19 Nov 2016 | Dartford Orchard Theatre |
01322 220000 | Book online |
| Tue 29 Nov – Sat 3 Dec 2016 | Stoke-on-Trent Regent Theatre |
0844 871 7649 | Book online |
| Tue 13 – Sat 31 Dec 2016 | Brighton Theatre Royal |
0844 871 7650 | Book online |
| 2017 | |||
| Tue 31 Jan – Sat 4 Feb 2017 | Oxford New Theatre |
0844 871 3020 | Book online |
| Tue 7 – Sat 11 Feb 2017 | Liverpool Empire |
08448 713 017 | Book online |
| Tue 21 – Sat 25 Feb 2017 | York The Grand Opera House |
08448 472 322 | Book online |
| Tue 7 – Sat 11 Mar 2017 | Bristol Hippodrome |
0844 871 3012 | Book online |
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