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
A Country Night In Nashville
Recreating the energy and atmosphere of a buzzing Honky Tonk in downtown Nashville, A Country Night In Nashville takes you on a journey through the history of country music.
Horrible Histories
We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!
Top Hat
Irving Berlins Musical Top Hat, is strutting back across the country
Kinky Boots
The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting back across the country
Inside No.9
Inside No.9 - West End Hit
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show Tour
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde
Al Murray: All You Need Is Guv
The Guv will be back, baby, with a brand-new stand-up show for 2026!
Mean Girls
Mean Girls the smash hit musical comedy
Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks Hit Musical Sunny Afternoon
Fiddler on the Roof
One of the greatest musicals of all time
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.
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
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Direct from London’s West End, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
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