Empire Theatre

Empire Theatre
High Street West
Sunderland, SR1 3EX

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The refurbished theatre has be established as a major touring destination for West End shows.

Current Productions

Bill Bailey - Larks in Transit

Stand-Up Comedy

One Night Only: 28 May 2019

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Believe - The Cher Songbook

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 30 May 2019

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Bowie Experience - The Golden Years Tour

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 31 May 2019

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Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals

Dance/Ballet

Performances begin: 01 June 2019

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The King and I

Musical

Performances begin: 05 June 2019

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Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 22 June 2019

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Kinky Boots

Musical

Performances begin: 24 June 2019

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Broadcast - NT: Small Island

Film/Television

One Night Only: 27 June 2019

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Avenue Q

Musical

Performances begin: 10 July 2019

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The Simon and Garfunkel Story

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 17 July 2019

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Abba Mania

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 19 July 2019

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The Carpenters Story

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 20 July 2019

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What's Love Got to Do With It?

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 21 July 2019

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Rock of Ages

Musical

Performances begin: 23 July 2019

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Broadcast - NT: The Lehman Trilogy

Film/Television

One Night Only: 25 July 2019

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Grease

Musical

Performances begin: 30 July 2019

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The Book of Mormon

Musical

Performances begin: 28 August 2019

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Michael Starring Ben

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 18 September 2019

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Ant Middleton - Mind over Muscle

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 20 September 2019

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Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Rod Stewart Story

Musical

One Night Only: 21 September 2019

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Broadcast - NT: One Man, Two Guvnors

Film/Television

One Night Only: 26 September 2019

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On Your Feet!

Musical

Performances begin: 30 September 2019

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Annie

Musical

Performances begin: 07 October 2019

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Motown The Musical

Musical

Performances begin: 15 October 2019

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Anything for Love - The Meat Loaf Rock Opera

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 31 October 2019

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Re-Take That

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 02 November 2019

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9 to 5: the Musical

Musical

Performances begin: 05 November 2019

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The Bodyguard

Musical

Performances begin: 12 November 2019

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Cinderella

Pantomime

Performances begin: 13 December 2019

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Curtains

Musical

Performances begin: 21 January 2020

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Swan Lake

Dance/Ballet

Performances begin: 12 March 2020

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Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Musical

Performances begin: 17 March 2020

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The Greatest Hits of Motown - How Sweet it Is

Concert/Event

One Night Only: 30 April 2020

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Riverdance

Dance/Ballet

Performances begin: 01 May 2020

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Jimmy Carr - Terribly Funny

Stand-Up Comedy

One Night Only: 20 June 2020

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Past Productions

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Club Tropicana
Musical
Final performance: 25 May 2019
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Wannabe - The Spice Girls Show - (Tribute)
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 18 May 2019
Hormonal Housewives
Play
One Night Only: 17 May 2019
Shawn Klush - Elvis World Tour
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 16 May 2019
Broadcast - NT: All My Sons
Film/Television
One Night Only: 14 May 2019
Adam Kay - This is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor)
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 12 May 2019
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Hair
Musical
Closed: 11 May 2019
RuPaul's Drag Race - Werq the World
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 05 May 2019
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Whitney - Queen of the Night
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 04 May 2019
Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 03 May 2019
A Country Night in Nashville
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 01 May 2019
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Illegal Eagles
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 28 April 2019
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Fame - the Musical
Musical
Closed: 13 April 2019
Broadcast - NT: All About Eve
Film/Television
One Night Only: 11 April 2019
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The Bootleg Beatles
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 07 April 2019
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The Hairy Bikers - In Conversation
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 04 April 2019
The Solid Silver 60's Show
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 31 March 2019
Birmingham Royal Ballet - Beauty and the Beast
Dance/Ballet
Closed: 30 March 2019
The Drifters - Soul Kinda Wonderful
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 24 March 2019
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Calendar Girls the Musical
Musical
Closed: 23 March 2019
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Sing-a-Long-a The Greatest Showman
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 17 March 2019
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Ghost the Musical
Musical
Closed: 16 March 2019
Motown's Greatest Hits - How Sweet it Is
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 10 March 2019
Rhod Gilbert - The Book of John
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 09 March 2019
Yamato Drummers of Japan
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 08 March 2019
Yamato - Passion
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 08 March 2019
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The Mousetrap
Play
Closed: 02 March 2019
The Circus of Horrors - Voodoo
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 27 February 2019
A Soulful Night to Remember
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 26 February 2019
Halfway to Paradise - The Billy Fury Story
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 25 February 2019
War Horse
Play
Closed: 23 February 2019
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War Horse
Play
Closed: 23 February 2019
War Horse
Play
Closed: 23 February 2019
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The Rocky Horror Show
Musical
Closed: 02 February 2019
Broadcast - NT: I'm Not Running
Film/Television
One Night Only: 31 January 2019
The Rolling Stones Story
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 26 January 2019
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Jason Manford - Muddle Class
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 25 January 2019
The Sensational 60's Experience
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 24 January 2019
The Worx
Dance/Ballet
One Night Only: 23 January 2019
The Johnny Cash Roadshow - 50th Anniversary Tour of San Quentin
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 21 January 2019
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Benidorm Live
Play
Closed: 19 January 2019
Broadcast - The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
Film/Television
One Night Only: 15 January 2019
UK Pink Floyd Experience
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 12 January 2019
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Peter Pan
Pantomime
Closed: 06 January 2019
Broadcast - NT:Antony & Cleopatra
Film/Television
One Night Only: 06 December 2018
Christmas Queens - Christmas Queens UK Tour
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 30 November 2018
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Horrible Histories - The Awful Egyptians
Family/Kids
Closed: 24 November 2018
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Horrible Histories - The Terrible Tudors
Family/Kids
Closed: 24 November 2018
Broadcast - The Madness of George III
Film/Television
One Night Only: 20 November 2018
Brendan Cole - All Night Long
Dance/Ballet
One Night Only: 20 November 2018
Michael Bolton - An Audience With Michael Bolton - My Life Story
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 19 November 2018
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Miss Saigon
Musical
Closed: 17 November 2018
Broadcast - Allelujah!
Film/Television
One Night Only: 01 November 2018
One Night of Elvis - Vegas
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 18 October 2018
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Beyond the Barricade
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 17 October 2018
Islands in the Stream - The Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Story
Musical
One Night Only: 16 October 2018
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Russell Brand - Re:Birth
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 14 October 2018
Roy 'Chubby' Brown - Don't Get Fit, Get Fat
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 14 October 2018
You Win Again - the Story of the Bee Gees
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 07 October 2018
Broadcast - NT: Macbeth(Rory Kinnear)
Film/Television
One Night Only: 05 October 2018
Spirit of the Dance
Dance/Ballet
One Night Only: 04 October 2018
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Wicked
Musical
Closed: 29 September 2018
Broadcast - NT: King Lear
Film/Television
One Night Only: 27 September 2018
Broadcast - NT: Julie
Film/Television
One Night Only: 06 September 2018
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Madagascar - A Musical Adventure
Musical
Closed: 01 September 2018
The League of Gentlemen - LIVE
Stand-Up Comedy
Closed: 26 August 2018
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The Roy Orbison Story - Barry Steele & Friends - The 30 Special
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 03 August 2018
Crooners
Musical
One Night Only: 02 August 2018
Robert Temple - The Hypnotist - Live & Outrageous!
Cabaret
One Night Only: 01 August 2018
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The Magic of Motown - Reach Out
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 28 July 2018
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Fastlove
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 27 July 2018
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The Dreamboys
Cabaret
One Night Only: 26 July 2018
Jason Manford - Work in Progress
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 21 July 2018
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The Simon and Garfunkel Story
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 20 July 2018
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Abba Mania
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 19 July 2018
The ELO Experience
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 18 July 2018
Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Rod Stewart Story
Play
One Night Only: 15 July 2018
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The Carpenters Story
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 14 July 2018
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Mercury - The Ultimate Queen Tribute
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 12 July 2018
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Purple Rain
Concert/Event
Closed: 07 July 2018
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King of Pop: The Legend Continues
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 04 July 2018
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Awful Auntie
Family/Kids
Closed: 01 July 2018
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This is Elvis
Musical
Closed: 23 June 2018
Re-Take That - Wonderland
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 14 June 2018
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Sunset Boulevard
Musical
Closed: 09 June 2018
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Matilda
Musical
Closed: 02 June 2018
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Whitney - Queen of the Night
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 04 May 2018
A Country Night in Nashville
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 02 May 2018
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Gary Barlow
Concert/Event
Closed: 01 May 2018
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Brian Conley - Strictly Come Laughing
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 29 April 2018
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Crazy for You
Musical
Closed: 28 April 2018
Heatwave - + Odyssey - Soul Unlimited
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 22 April 2018
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Legally Blonde
Musical
Closed: 21 April 2018
Broadcast - NT: Julius Caesar
Film/Television
One Night Only: 16 April 2018
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
Musical
Closed: 14 April 2018
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Justin's Band
Family/Kids
One Night Only: 08 April 2018
Coppelia
Dance/Ballet
Closed: 07 April 2018
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Jersey Boys
Musical
Closed: 31 March 2018
Broadcast - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Film/Television
One Night Only: 26 March 2018
Broadcast - NT: Julius Caesar
Film/Television
One Night Only: 22 March 2018