The full cast of Sunny Afternoon which launches its first UK tour at the Opera House, Manchester next month has been confirmed.
Recipient of four awards at the 2015 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music for Ray Davies, Sunny Afternoon will open on August 19 and run until August 27.
The tour will star Ryan O’Donnell as Ray Davies, with Mark Newnham as Dave Davies, Garmon Rhys as bassist Pete Quaife and Andrew Gallo as drummer Mick Avory.
They are joined by Jayne Ashley, Victoria Anderson, Nathanael Campbell, Marcelo Cervone, Tomm Coles, Deryn Edwards, Sophie Leigh Griffin, Sam Haywood, James Hudson, Richard Hurst, Cleo Jaeger, James Lorcan, Joseph Richardson, Robert Took, Alex Wadham, Libby Watts, Michael Warburton, Lucy Wilkerson and Lisa Wright.
Featuring some of The Kinks’ best-loved songs, it tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kinks.