Sunderland Empire
Vesta Tilley laid the foundation stone of what is now the Sunderland Empire on 29 September 1906 and took to the stage on 1 July 1907 to officially declare the theatre open.
Masterminded by two of the contemporary heads of British theatre, Edward Moss and Oswald Stoll, the Sunderland Empire theatre has undergone many changes since it opened but remains the North East’s premier entertainment venue.
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Tim Rice - My Life in Musicals - I Know Him so Well
Thu 1 May 2025
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The Sunderland Story
Thu 15 May - Sat 31 May 2025
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Connect Theatre Company
Mon 19 May - Mon 30 Jun 2025
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Bright Minds Youth Theatre
Mon 19 May - Mon 7 Jul 2025
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Dance Fit
Wed 21 May - Wed 25 Jun 2025
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Thursday Movers
Thu 22 May - Thu 26 Jun 2025
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Friday Movers
Fri 23 May - Fri 27 Jun 2025
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Community Chorus
Fri 23 May - Fri 27 Jun 2025
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Sunderland Empire Academy of Performing Arts
Sun 25 May - Sun 13 Jul 2025
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Scandal at the Stage Door: A 1920s Murder Mystery Evening
Fri 6 Jun 2025
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Stage Door Academy presents This Is Us
Sat 7 Jun 2025
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Sunderland Schools Dance Festival 2025
Thu 12 Jun 2025
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Dance Schools of Sunderland Festival 2025
Thu 12 Jun 2025
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Katherine Ryan: Battleaxe
Sat 14 Jun 2025
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Hamilton
Tue 17 Jun - Sat 26 Jul 2025
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Derren Brown: Only Human
Tue 29 Jul - Sat 2 Aug 2025
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Chicago
Mon 4 Aug - Sat 9 Aug 2025
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Creative Learning Presents: Summer School 2025
Mon 11 Aug 2025
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Bat Out Of Hell
Mon 18 Aug - Sat 23 Aug 2025
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The Illegal Eagles
Mon 1 Sep 2025
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80s Live
Thu 4 Sep 2025
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The Music of Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight
Sat 6 Sep 2025
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Strange but True Crime with Jennifer Rees
Sun 7 Sep 2025
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2:22 A Ghost Story
Mon 8 Sep - Sat 13 Sep 2025
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Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright
Tue 16 Sep - Sat 20 Sep 2025
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FRIENDS! The Musical Parody
Tue 23 Sep - Sat 27 Sep 2025
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Mary Poppins
Wed 1 Oct - Sat 25 Oct 2025
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Hallo-wine Party
Tue 28 Oct 2025
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Sunny Afternoon
Tue 4 Nov - Sat 8 Nov 2025
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Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Sun 9 Nov 2025
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Tue 11 Nov - Sat 15 Nov 2025
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Top Hat
Tue 18 Nov - Sat 22 Nov 2025
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Fiddler on the Roof
Tue 25 Nov - Sat 29 Nov 2025
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Kinky Boots
Tue 2 Dec - Sat 6 Dec 2025
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Sleeping Beauty (Pantomime)
Fri 12 Dec 2025 - Sun 4 Jan 2026
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Sleeping Beauty (Pantomime) - Relaxed Performance
Fri 2 Jan 2026
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The Night Sky Show
Sat 10 Jan 2026
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Fawlty Towers - The Play
Tue 3 Feb - Sat 7 Feb 2026
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Matilda The Musical
Wed 11 Feb - Sat 28 Feb 2026
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The Bodyguard
Mon 27 Apr - Sat 2 May 2026
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Lord of the Dance: 30th Anniversary
Wed 9 Sep - Sat 12 Sep 2026
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