{"id":64356,"date":"2026-01-29T19:18:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=64356"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:18:58","slug":"from-the-barrier-to-ally-pally-why-sunny-afternoon-hit-me-so-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/from-the-barrier-to-ally-pally-why-sunny-afternoon-hit-me-so-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Barrier to Ally Pally: Why Sunny Afternoon Hit Me So Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-728289703\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-4243226331247-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-4243226331247-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-4243226331247-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-4243226331247-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-4243226331247-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember59\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">A Sunny Afternoon Review on Why The Kinks\u2019 Story Still Hits Home<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember60\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Last night I finally saw <strong>Sunny Afternoon<\/strong>, and it was one of those evenings that stays with you long after the curtain call. My wife Kasia bought me the tickets for my birthday, and in a move that already felt cinematic, we flew from Los Angeles on my birthday just to be here to see this show. I could not imagine a more perfect gift.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember61\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64357 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"545\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-80x64.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-320x256.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-281x225.jpg 281w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-213x170.jpg 213w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-188x150.jpg 188w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-770x616.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-40x32.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-160x128.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-20x16.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-640x512.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-758x606.jpg 758w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-18x14.jpg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-425x340.jpg 425w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-13x10.jpg 13w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-11x9.jpg 11w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KINKS_MONO_PHOTO_4-1000x800-1-385x308.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">For me, this story runs deep. I first saw <strong>The Kinks<\/strong> with The Truth at Guildford Civic in 1982. It was one of the first gigs I ever went to. I pushed my way right to the front of the stage, <strong>probably the youngest person there<\/strong>, wide eyed and utterly transfixed. At one point <strong>Dave Davies<\/strong> spotted me, leaned down, and handed me his plectrum, a big triangular Gibson pick. It was one of the greatest moments of my young life, and in many ways it lit the fuse for everything that followed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember62\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>Sunny Afternoon<\/strong> captures that same spark brilliantly. It tells the story of <strong>Ray Davies<\/strong> and the band\u2019s early struggle to break into the industry, the excitement, the confusion, the clashes of personality, and the brutal realities of being in a band just as success arrives. It does not romanticise the grind. It shows what it is really like to be young, ambitious, and suddenly famous, while still trying to be a son, a brother, and in Ray\u2019s case, a young father heading off on exhausting US tours.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember63\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Those American chapters are especially powerful. The show leans into the frustration, the bans, the bad deals, and the emotional toll of being far from home, while never losing sight of the humour and resilience that made the band who they were. What comes through again and again is their fierce attachment to their working class roots, a sense of identity that never wavered even as the world started paying attention.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember64\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">That makes the setting feel beautifully symbolic. Staging this story at <strong>Alexandra Palace<\/strong>, or Ally Pally as we all know it, conceived as the \u201cPeople\u2019s Palace\u201d, feels entirely right. This is music of, and for, ordinary people, told in a place built with exactly that spirit in mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember65\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64358 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"410\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon.webp 820w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-80x40.webp 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-320x160.webp 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-770x385.webp 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-40x20.webp 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-160x80.webp 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-20x10.webp 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-640x320.webp 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-600x300.webp 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-18x9.webp 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Kinks-Musical-Sunny-Afternoon-385x193.webp 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The company is uniformly strong, anchored by <strong>Danny Horn<\/strong> as Ray Davies and <strong>Oliver Hoare<\/strong> as Dave Davies, both capturing the push and pull of brotherhood with conviction and real musical bite. <strong>Harry Curley<\/strong> brings a grounded warmth to Pete Quaife, while <strong>Zakarie Stokes<\/strong> gives Mick Avory a driving presence that keeps the band\u2019s momentum alive. Around them, the supporting cast adds texture and humanity, with <strong>Ben Caplan<\/strong> as Eddie Kassner and <strong>Joseph Richardson<\/strong> as Robert Wace shaping the industry pressures that surround the band, <strong>Alasdair Craig<\/strong> cutting a sharp figure as Larry Page, and <strong>Tam Williams<\/strong> authoritative as Grenville Collins. The ensemble shines throughout, led by <strong>Victoria Anderson<\/strong>, who also serves as Dance Captain, alongside <strong>Deryn Edwards<\/strong>, <strong>Emily Whitby-Samways<\/strong>, <strong>Lisa Wright<\/strong>, <strong>Jada Langley<\/strong>, <strong>James Chisholm<\/strong>, and <strong>Phil Corbitt<\/strong>, all of whom help the production move effortlessly between raw gig energy and intimate domestic moments, giving the story its emotional weight and lift.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember66\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The ensemble deserves enormous credit. Every member sings, plays multiple instruments, and many take on multiple roles, creating a constantly shifting, high energy production that never feels forced. It feels alive, communal, and honest. And of course, the songs. Hearing that catalogue woven so naturally into the story is nothing short of thrilling. Each one lands with emotional weight, not nostalgia for nostalgia\u2019s sake, but because the context makes you hear them anew.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember67\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Walking out afterwards, I felt grateful. Grateful for Kasia\u2019s thoughtfulness, grateful for being able to revisit such a formative part of my life, and grateful that this music, these stories, and this very British blend of grit, wit, and heart are still being celebrated so vividly.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember68\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Sunny Afternoon is not just a musical. It is a reminder of why this music mattered then, why it still matters now, and why a kid pressed against the barrier in 1982 could go home clutching a Gibson pick and dreaming of a life in music.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember69\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>The show is touring through May, and if it comes anywhere near you, do yourself a favour and go and see it.<\/strong> Tour dates and tickets here: <a class=\"SZOzBJrCZwbbbHzPXHSuEhpWgpxqIuwE \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.thekinksmusical.com\/#tours\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">https:\/\/uk.thekinksmusical.com\/#tours<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64359 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"444\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-80x45.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-303x170.jpeg 303w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-267x150.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-770x433.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-40x22.jpeg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-160x90.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-20x11.jpeg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-605x340.jpeg 605w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-534x300.jpeg 534w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-16x9.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769730301230-1-385x216.jpeg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A Sunny Afternoon Review on Why The Kinks\u2019 Story Still Hits Home Last night I finally saw Sunny Afternoon, and it was one of those evenings that stays with you long after the curtain call. 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