Overview
Synopsis
Sunny Afternoon is the hip, smart, funny, rocking ’n’ rolling story of 1960s London band The Kinks. Headed by brothers Ray and Dave Davies, The Kinks quickly rose to stardom with their landmark hit “You Really Got Me.” Fame soon proves to be a rocky road for the band to climb —demanding tour schedules, union disagreements, and slimy business sharks hound the band at every turn. The commercial music industry constantly ask the boys to compromise their artistic vision. These professional roadblocks may not endanger The Kinks future nearly as much as tempestuous personality clashes between the boys themselves.
A rocking score of The Kinks many hits comes alive at the hands of the cast onstage. A perfect portrait the changing music scene in 1960s London, Sunny Afternoon is a fun, poignant ride sure to get the whole audience dancing.
Show Information
- Book
- Joe Penhall
- Music
- Ray Davies
- Lyrics
- Ray Davies
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2014
- Genres
- Jukebox/Revue
- Settings
- Period, Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- london, england, 1960s
- Cast Size
- large
- Orchestra Size
- Rock Combo
- Dancing
- Some Dance
- Ideal For
- professional theatre, regional theatre, university theatre, community theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
Act 1
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“You Still Want Me”
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“I Gotta Move / You Really Got Me”
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“Just Can’t Go to Sleep”
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“Denmark Street”
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“A Well Respected Man”
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“Dead End Street:
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“Dedicated Follower of Fashion”
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“You Really Got Me”
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“(This Time Tomorrow into) Set Me Free”
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“Till the End of the Day
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“This Strange Effect”
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“Tell Me Now So I’ll Know” - Instrumental
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“Stop Your Sobbing”
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“This Is Where I Belong”
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“Where Have All the Good Times Gone / All Day and All of the Night”
Act 2
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“This Time Tomorrow”
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“Maximum Consumption”
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“Sitting in My Hotel”
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“I Go to Sleep”
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“I’m Not Like Everybody Else”
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“Too Much On My Mind / Tired of Waiting”
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“The Moneygoround”
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“Sunny Afternoon”
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“A Rock ’N’ Roll Fantasy”
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“Days”
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“A Long Way From Home”
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“Waterloo Sunset”
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“Lola”
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“All Day and All of the Night / You Really Got Me / Lola”
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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