Sunny Afternoon the musical is set to tour the UK throughout 2020, taking the sounds of Ray Davies and the Kinks to 15 cities. The musical features music and lyrics by the Kinks founder and frontman Ray Davies, with a book by Joe Penhall and original story by Ray Davies.

The plot follows the early life of Ray Davies and his rise to fame with the Kinks who, back in the 60s, made waves on the music scene. As you'd expect, it's jam-packed with hits from the band like 'You Really Got Me', 'Waterloo Sunset', 'All Day and All of the Night' and 'Lola' among others. Director Edward Hall (Twelfth Night, Othello, Chariots of Fire) leads the production, with casting announcements to be announced at a later date.

The 2020 tour marks the show's second jaunt around the UK and kicks off on Fri 7 Aug at Manchester Opera House before shows in Bristol, Milton Keynes, Hull, Eastbourne, Sunderland, Blackpool, Brighton, Southend and more before a final stop at Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham between Tue 1–Sat 5 Dec 2020.

Sunny Afternoon 2020 UK tour dates:
Fri 7–Sat 15 Aug – Manchester Opera House (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 18–Sat 22 Aug – Bristol Hippodrome (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 1–Sat 5 Sep – Milton Keynes Theatre (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 8–Sat 12 Sep – New Theatre, Hull (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 15–Sat 19 Sep – Congress Theatre, Eastbourne (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 22–Sat 26 Sep – Sunderland Empire (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 29 Sep–Sat 3 Oct – Winter Gardens, Blackpool (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 6–Sat 10 Oct – Theatre Royal, Brighton (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 13–Sat 17 Oct – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend (on sale 17 Dec)
Tue 20–Sat 24 Oct – Regent Theatre, Stoke (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 27–Sat Oct – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (on sale Thu 12 Dec)
Tue 3–Sat 7 Nov – Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (TBC)
Tue 10–Sat 14 Nov – Edinburgh Playhouse (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 24 Nov–Sat 28 Nov – New Wimbledon Theatre, London (on sale Fri 13 Dec)
Tue 1–Sat 5 Dec – Alexandra, Birmingham (on sale Fri 13 Dec)