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Sunny Afternoon: The Kinks Musical in London (AD)

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On Tuesday, I was lucky enough to see Sunny Afternoon, the West End musical about The Kinks. When Box Office UK* asked me if I wanted to go to a show of my choice, I was so excited because I love musicals!

I’m a fan of The Kinks, so Sunny Afternoon was pretty much at the top of my list.

Sunny Afternoon is on at the Harold Pinter theatre in Piccadilly Circus, right next to Leicester Square in the heart of London’s West End.

The Harold Pinter Theatre

Our seats were at the back of the Royal Circle, which gave us a pretty decent view. I took a sneaky photo to show you before the show started. I’m pretty short with quite poor eyesight, but I could see everything except when the main characters went right to the front of the stage.

I love how they used The Kinks music to create a proper musical, telling the story of how the band formed, their career, and their personal lives.

Whereas The Beatles musical, Let It Be, was essentially a concert, Sunny Afternoon had a storyline throughout.

Sunny Afternoon Musical

The song arrangements, costumes, and dancing were spot on, and it was very funny too… everything you could want in a musical really! No wonder it won ‘the best new musical’ Olivier Award of 2015 and four other Olivier awards.

All of the most well-known Kinks songs were featured, such as You Really Got Me, Lola, Waterloo Sunset, and Sunny Afternoon.

The Kinks Musical Sunny Afternoon Pin

I went to the concessions stand after the show to pick up a poster, but they’d run out, so I got this cute little guitar pin badge for my denim jacket.

Overall, the show was fantastic and we had a lovely time. If you’re interested in The Kinks, the rock n’ roll scene, or British music in general, I definitely recommend Sunny Afternoon. I’ve had the songs stuck in my head ever since!

The Kinks Musical Sunny Afternoon Theatre

Make sure to check out Box Office UK if you’re looking for tickets to see Sunny Afternoon, the West End Musical, or any other London shows!

All the best,

- Emily

*I received the tickets from Box Office UK in exchange for a review.

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  1. Sunny afternoon is one of the best musicals in west end. We have good ticket sales on weekends for this show. Box Office Theatre

  2. I love The Kinks, so this sounds like a musical I could get into! Just went to Miss Saigon last night, which was simply wonderful, although my boyfriend is a bit more resistant to going to musicals. He keeps asking ‘WHY DO THEY HAVE TO SING EVERYTHING?!’ haha!

    Saskia / girlinbrogues.com

  3. I’ve heard great things about this musical from one of my friends, this has made me want to go even more now! I’ll have to keep an eye out for some cheap tickets 🙂
    Kathryn x

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