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Empire Theatre

High Street West
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR1 3EX

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What's On (now & future)

19 May 24: John Bishop - Back At It - Comedy
21 May 24 to 25 May 24: 2:22 - A Ghost Story - Play
28 May 24 to 8 Jun 24: Pretty Woman - Musical
7 Jun 24: Macbeth - Play
11 Jun 24 to 15 Jun 24: Jesus Christ Superstar - Musical
15 Jun 24: Venue Tour - Event/show
17 Jun 24: Whitney - Queen of the Night - Concert
20 Jun 24: Sunderland Schools Dance Festival - Festival
21 Jun 24: Rhod Gilbert - Rhod Gilbert and the Giant Grapefruit - Comedy
30 Jun 24: City of Stars - Concert
2 Jul 24 to 6 Jul 24: SIX - Musical
4 Aug 24: The ELO Experience - Concert
6 Aug 24 to 11 Aug 24: The Wizard of Oz - Musical
20 Aug 24: The Drifters - Concert
21 Aug 24: The 13-Storey Treehouse - Kids show
27 Aug 24 to 31 Aug 24: Ghost the Musical - Musical
1 Sep 24: Luther Live - A Luther Vandross Celebration - Concert
10 Sep 24 to 21 Sep 24: & Juliet - Musical
24 Sep 24 to 20 Oct 24: Wicked - Musical
23 Oct 24: Scary Skele-bration - Cabaret
24 Oct 24: It's a Beautiful Noise Show - The Orchestral Edition - Concert
25 Oct 24: Paddy McGuinness - Nearly There... - Comedy
27 Oct 24: The Ultimate Boyband Party Show - Concert
29 Oct 24 to 2 Nov 24: Rambert Dance Company - Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Selby - Dance or ballet
5 Nov 24 to 16 Nov 24: War Horse - Play
17 Nov 24: Most Haunted Live - Performance
19 Nov 24 to 23 Nov 24: Dear Evan Hansen - Musical
25 Nov 24 to 30 Nov 24: Only Fools and Horses - Musical
13 Dec 24 to 5 Jan 25: Jack and the Beanstalk - Panto
17 Feb 25: The Simon and Garfunkel Story - Concert
11 Mar 25: Cinderella - Dance or ballet
26 Mar 25 to 6 Apr 25: Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - Musical
8 Apr 25 to 12 Apr 25: An Inspector Calls - Play
14 Apr 25 to 19 Apr 25: Hairspray - Musical
22 Apr 25 to 27 Apr 25: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Musical
17 Jun 25 to 26 Jul 25: Hamilton - Musical
4 Aug 25 to 9 Aug 25: Chicago - Musical
11 Nov 25 to 15 Nov 25: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - Kids show

Empire Theatre archive listings

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

Archive for 2024
19 May 24	John Bishop - Back At It Comedy :: Tour (T424341112) => this performance (L288006805)
10 May 24	The Elvis Tribute Artist World Tour Concert :: Tour (T0700664169) => this performance (L607329178)
7 May 24 to 8 May 24	Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals 2024 Dance or ballet :: Tour (T1978366264) => this performance (L1886315046)
22 Apr 24 to 27 Apr 24	I Should Be So Lucky Musical :: Tour (T309196347) => this performance (L1932062891)
20 Apr 24	Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) Opera or Operetta :: Tour (T647128069) => this performance (L1397415733)
19 Apr 24	Carmen Opera or Operetta :: Tour (T0319205514) => this performance (L095747040)
15 Apr 24	Sir Ranulph Fiennes - Mad, Bad and Dangerous Talk :: Tour (T02120488289) => this performance (L01529645630)
14 Apr 24	Al Murray - The Pub Landlord - Guv Island Comedy :: Tour (T869560396) => this performance (L1251701404)
12 Apr 24	What's Love Got to Do With It? Concert :: Tour (T1274721934) => this performance (L1568680454)
10 Apr 24	Creative Learning - Icons of the Empire Workshop :: Tour (T0207513908) => this performance (L01529635090)
3 Apr 24	Awful Auntie Kids show :: Tour (T2052257012) => this performance (L112888960)
28 Mar 24 to 6 Apr 24	Venue Tour Event/show :: Performance (L2094614024)
26 Mar 24 to 30 Mar 24	The Drifters Girl Musical :: Tour (T1495949180) => this performance (L01344432150)
24 Mar 24	Sing-a-Long-a Matilda Performance :: Tour (T0301331835) => this performance (L484270148)
23 Mar 24	Venue Tour Event/show :: Performance (L779934789)
19 Mar 24 to 23 Mar 24	Bonnie and Clyde Musical :: Tour (T0420218714) => this performance (L2004819030)
12 Mar 24	Sleeping Beauty Dance or ballet :: Tour (T01991708737) => this performance (L1941297140)
15 Feb 24 to 10 Mar 24	Disney's Aladdin Musical :: Tour (T01862393044) => this performance (L01165151002)
6 Feb 24 to 10 Feb 24	Shrek - The Musical Musical :: Tour (T392165230) => this performance (L02087079391)
4 Feb 24	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - James Bond Gala Concert :: Tour (T470650672) => this performance (L01952014261)
31 Jan 24 to 10 Feb 24	Venue Tour Event/show :: Performance (L0902166267)
30 Jan 24 to 3 Feb 24	The Mousetrap Play :: Tour (T01825184233) => this performance (L01637073517)
28 Jan 24	One Night of Elvis - Vegas Concert :: Tour (T640391840) => this performance (L01596155091)
26 Jan 24	Jurassic Live Entrance :: Tour (T363007453) => this performance (L51677814)
24 Jan 24	Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight Concert :: Tour (T02144438642) => this performance (L80801721)
9 Jan 24 to 13 Jan 24	The Rocky Horror Show Musical :: Tour (T624526344) => this performance (L01075692281)
6 Jan 24	The Night Sky Show Performance :: Tour (T0361342524) => this performance (L02126818289)
5 Jan 24	Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Rod Stewart Story Musical :: Tour (T1758964095) => this performance (L472075150)

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CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.