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Sunny Afternoon – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring

Sunny Afternoon was reviewed at Milton Keynes Theatre where it continues until 28 March. Star rating: five stars ★ ★★ ★ ★ Upbeat yet real, with a rich and absorbing story set to some of music’s most classic hits.

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Sunny Afternoon – New Wimbledon Theatre and Touring

Sunny Afternoon was reviewed at the New Wimbledon Theatre where it continues until 29 November 2025. The tour continues until 30 May 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I had an absolute blast.

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Award-winning Sunny Afternoon to return to UK theatres

The multi Olivier Award-winning Sunny Afternoon will embark on a new UK tour this autumn, opening at the Manchester Opera House from 10-18 October 2025.

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Dazzling Divas – The Mill at Sonning

Dazzling Divas continues at the Mill at Sonning until 29 July 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ She is a Baroness and the daughter-in-law of the late Sir Peter Hall, but being in the satirical musical comedy trio Fascinating Aida for just five years from 1994 to 1999 is probably how we best […]

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Caroline, or Change transfers to Hampstead with Sharon D Clarke reprising lead role

Tony Kushner’s and Jeanine Tesori’s celebrated musical Caroline, or Change will transfer to the Hampstead Theatre, following its run at Chichester Festival Theatre with Sharon D Clarke reprising her role as Caroline Thibodeaux. Artistic director Edward Hall commented: “Tony Kushner’s work continues to enthral audiences around the world and we are thrilled that he will […]

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Sunny Afternoon – Opera House, Manchester and Touring

Sunny Afternoon at the Opera House, Manchester, then touring until 6 May 2017. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Hopes weren’t massively high for this Kinks musical when it first appeared in the West End in 2014. Before then, jukebox musicals had typically been either great big audience-pleasing but critically derided behemoths (Mamma Mia!, We […]

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Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon – CD review

Michael Darvell reviews the original cast recording of Sunny Afternoon, the new musical based on the music of The Kinks. Sunny Afternoon has been the surprise hit musical show of 2014. Opening at the Hampstead Theatre, it immediately sold out for the entire run and transferred to the West End in October. It is now at […]

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Sunny Afternoon – Harold Pinter Theatre

Sunny Afternoon continues at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London until 23 May 2015. The music of The Kinks, the north London rock group that made a mint (and lost it) shortly after The Beatles and the Rolling Stones had transformed the British pop scene in the early 1960s, rather washed over me at the time – I was more […]

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Sunny Afternoon – behind the scenes in video and new images

A rehearsal room video feature (just click HERE) and images for the critically acclaimed new musical Sunny Afternoon have been revealed today. Sunny Afternoon tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kinks and begins previews at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 4 October 2014 with press night on 28 October. […]

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Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon transfers to Harold Pinter Theatre

Sunny Afternoon, the critically acclaimed new musical which tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kinks, will open at the Harold Pinter Theatre in October 2014. Following a sold-out run at Hampstead Theatre, this world premiere production, with music and lyrics by Ray Davies, new […]

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