Liverpool Empire Theatre is a theatre located on the corner of Lime Street and London Road in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom. The theatre is the second to be built on the site, and was opened in 1925. It has the largest two-tier auditorium in Britain and can seat 2,348 people.
The Liverpool Empire Theatre is the largest two-tier theatre in the UK, hosting the very best in touring productions. From musicals to dance, and comedy to drama, the theatre hosts a varied programme and is one of the city’s most iconic venues.


Upcoming events at Liverpool Empire
Back to The Future – The Musical
Welcome to Hill Valley! Take an electrifying ride back in time as the 1985 blockbuster...
Annie
The Smash Hit West End Musical Annie
Strictly The Professionals Tour 2026
Strictly The Professionals returns - bigger, bolder, and more breathtaking than ever.
29 May 2026
Strictly The Professionals returns - bigger, bolder, and more breathtaking than ever
Waitress The Musical UK Tour
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life....
MAMMA MIA!
Join the fun at MAMMA MIA!, the worlds sunniest, most exhilarating smash-hit musical!
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
Inside No.9
Inside No.9 - West End Hit
Derren Brown – Only Human Live
The master of mind control and psychological illusion on tour in 2026
24 Mar 2026 - 28 Mar 2026
Prepare to be astonished! The multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, on tour 2025.
Mary Poppins
Reach for a spoonful of sugar and prepare for the spectacular Mary Poppins
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a mockingbird
Priscilla
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Miss Saigon
Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh presents a new production of Miss Saigon as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn.
Six
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the...
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes
Matthew Bourne’s triumphant adaptation of the legendary film
24 Feb 2026 - 28 Feb 2026
The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your heart.
Mean Girls
Mean Girls the smash hit musical comedy
Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks Hit Musical Sunny Afternoon
Dear England
The smash-hit production of Dear England from the National Theatre.
3 Mar 2026 - 7 Mar 2026
The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game?
Here & Now Musical
Here and Now the Steps Musical
Fawlty Towers The Play
Featuring your favourite scenes from the sitcom’s unforgettable twelve episodes.
11 Nov 2025 - 15 Nov 2025
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.
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 multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company
2 Dec 2025 - 4 Jan 2026
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.
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