Full casting has been announced for The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon, which will visit New Wimbledon Theatre, Alexandra Palace and Richmond Theatre as part of its upcoming UK tour.
The iconic band will be played by Danny Horn as Ray Davies, Oliver Hoare as Dave Davies, Harry Curley as Peter Quaife and Zakarie Stokes as Mick Avory.
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.
Set against the backdrop of Britain at the start of the rebellious 1960s, Sunny Afternoon celebrates the raw energy, passion and timeless sound of one of Britain’s most iconic bands, The Kinks, charting the euphoric highs and agonising lows through their back catalogue of hits including You Really Got Me, Lola and All Day and All of the Night.
Following a sell-out run at Hampstead Theatre, Sunny Afternoon opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End where it ran for two years ahead of its tour of the UK and Ireland throughout 2016/17.
It 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 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 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.
It is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions.
Sunny Afternoon visits New Wimbledon Theatre from November 25-29, 2025, before moving to Alexandra Palace from January 15-31, 2026 and Richmond Theatre from March 31 – April 4, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: Danny Horn, Oliver Hoare (credit Harry Livingstone), Harry Curley and Zakarie Stokes (images supplied)