Full casting and additional dates have been announced for the national tour of Sunny Afternoon.
Former West End Frame Understudy of the Year runner-up Ryan O'Donnell will star as ‘Ray Davies’.
The cast also includes: Mark Newnham as ‘Dave Davies’, Garmon Rhys as ‘Pete Quaife’ and Andrew Gallo as ‘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.
The tour opens at the Manchester Opera House on Friday 19th August 2016. The newly announced dates for 2017 are: Venue Cymru, Llandudno (14 February – 18 February); Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin (21 March – 25 March); Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (4 April – 8 April); Theatre Royal Norwich (11 April – 15 April); Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton (18 April – 22 April) and Grand Opera House, Belfast (2 May – 6 May).
First look at the cast in rehearsals (click to enlarge):
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First look at the cast in rehearsals (click to enlarge):
Photo Credit: Richard Davenport