The Sunderland Empire Theatre is a large theatre venue located in High Street West in Sunderland, North East England.
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 Osward Stoll, the Sunderland Empire theatre has undergone many changes since it opened but remains the North East’s premier entertainment venue.
Upcoming events at Sunderland Empire
Fiddler on the Roof
One of the greatest musicals of all time
Seven Drunken Nights
Direct from the West End and riding high on the success of world tours, Seven Drunken Nights - the story of the Dubliners
Fawlty Towers The Play
Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘Greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.
Tim Rice
Tim Rice Live Tour
Friends the Musical
Friends the Musical - brand new show on tour
2:22 A Ghost Story
Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn't having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again?
Matilda The Musical UK & Ireland Tour 2025/26
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s smash hit production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, will embark on its second major tour of the UK and Ireland in October 2025.
Mary Poppins
Reach for a spoonful of sugar and prepare for the spectacular Mary Poppins
Derren Brown – Only Human Live
Prepare to be astonished! The multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, on tour 2025.
Bat Out of Hell The Musical
BAT OUT OF HELL: THE MUSICAL makes a triumphant return to the UK in 2025
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The most fantasmagorical musical of all time is flying into a venue near you in 2024!
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Direct from London’s West End, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
An Inspector Calls
Stephen Daldry's multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley's classic thriller.
Chicago The Musical
Chicago The Musical
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical on its first ever UK & Ireland tour.
Hairspray
Hairspray the Musical is back on tour near you
Hamilton On Tour
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi award-winning cultural phenomenon Hamilton is touring the UK for the very first time in 2023/2024.
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