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EMPIRE THEATRE, SUNDERLAND

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Current and forthcoming what's on, shows and events at Sunderland's Empire Theatre including venue details, location, news and links. The refurbished theatre has be established as a major touring destination for West End shows. You can also check out the iUKTDb Empire Theatre (Sunderland) archive with 1,432 shows listed from Monday, 5th August 1996 up to Thursday, 27th May 2021.

What's on at Empire Theatre

The Drifters at Sunderland
Wed 23rd June 2021.
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Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice - Him & Me at Sunderland
Thu 24th June 2021.
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Dance or ballet

What's Love Got to Do With It? at Sunderland
Fri 25th June 2021.
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Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story at Sunderland
Sat 26th June 2021.
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The Carpenters Story - Goodbye to Love at Sunderland
Sun 4th July 2021.
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Friends! The Musical Parody at Sunderland
Sun 18th July 2021.
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Heathers - The Musical at Sunderland
Tue 20th July 2021 to Sat 24th July 2021.
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Illegal Eagles at Sunderland
Thu 29th July 2021.
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Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Rod Stewart Story at Sunderland
Fri 30th July 2021.
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The Greatest Hits of Motown - How Sweet it Is at Sunderland
Sat 31st July 2021.
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A Beautiful Noise at Sunderland
Sun 1st August 2021.
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Rock of Ages at Sunderland
Tue 24th August 2021 to Sat 28th August 2021.
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Bugsy Malone at Sunderland
Fri 27th August 2021 to Sat 28th August 2021.
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Dirty Dancing at Sunderland
Tue 14th September 2021 to Sat 18th September 2021.
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The Rocky Horror Show at Sunderland
Mon 20th September 2021 to Sat 25th September 2021.
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My Best Friend's Wedding at Sunderland
Tue 28th September 2021 to Sat 2nd October 2021.
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School of Rock - The Musical at Sunderland
Tue 5th October 2021 to Sat 9th October 2021.
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Dance Attack at Sunderland
Wed 13th October 2021.
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You Win Again - the Story of the Bee Gees at Sunderland
Thu 14th October 2021.
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Alan Carr - Not Again, Alan! at Sunderland
Fri 15th October 2021 to Sat 16th October 2021.
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Comedy

Waitress at Sunderland
Mon 25th October 2021 to Sat 30th October 2021.
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A Country Night in Nashville at Sunderland
Sun 31st October 2021.
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Jimmy Carr - Terribly Funny at Sunderland
Mon 1st November 2021.
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Comedy

The ELO Experience at Sunderland
Tue 2nd November 2021.
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Whitney - Queen of the Night at Sunderland
Wed 3rd November 2021.
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Riverdance at Sunderland
Thu 4th November 2021 to Sat 6th November 2021.
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Dance or ballet

Sunderland Legends at Sunderland
Sun 7th November 2021.
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Talk

9 to 5: the Musical at Sunderland
Tue 9th November 2021 to Sat 13th November 2021.
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Gangsta Granny at Sunderland
Wed 17th November 2021 to Sat 20th November 2021.
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Kids show

Fastlove - Everything She Wants Tour at Sunderland
Sun 21st November 2021.
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Ghost the Musical at Sunderland
Tue 23rd November 2021 to Sat 27th November 2021.
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The Rocket Man at Sunderland
Sun 28th November 2021.
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Sunderland
Tue 30th November 2021 to Sat 4th December 2021.
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Kids show

Snow White at Sunderland
Fri 10th December 2021 to Sun 2nd January 2022.
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Panto

Chicago at Sunderland
Tue 4th January 2022 to Sat 8th January 2022.
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Hairspray at Sunderland
Mon 10th January 2022 to Sat 15th January 2022.
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Dreamgirls at Sunderland
Wed 23rd February 2022 to Sat 5th March 2022.
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Jersey Boys at Sunderland
Tue 22nd March 2022 to Sat 2nd April 2022.
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Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) at Sunderland
Tue 5th April 2022.
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Opera or Operetta

Carmen at Sunderland
Wed 6th April 2022.
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Opera or Operetta

The Cher Show at Sunderland
Tue 26th April 2022 to Sat 30th April 2022.
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Wuthering Heights at Sunderland
Tue 10th May 2022 to Sat 14th May 2022.
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Lord of the Dance - 25 Years of Lord of the Dance at Sunderland
Mon 23rd May 2022.
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Dance or ballet

Footloose at Sunderland
Mon 6th June 2022 to Sat 11th June 2022.
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Bring it On at Sunderland
Tue 21st June 2022 to Sat 25th June 2022.
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Mamma Mia! at Sunderland
Tue 5th July 2022 to Sat 16th July 2022.
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The Osmonds - A New Musical at Sunderland
Tue 13th September 2022 to Sat 17th September 2022.
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Strictly Ballroom - The Musical at Sunderland
Mon 10th October 2022 to Sat 15th October 2022.
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Les Miserables at Sunderland
Tue 1st November 2022 to Sat 19th November 2022.
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Empire Theatre

High Street West
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR1 3EX

BoxOffice: 0870 602 1130
Website: Website
Disabled toilets, Theatre Tokens, Wheelchair access

SeatPlan has 358 reviews for seats at this venue, current ratings are;
Dress Circle: 4.55
Stalls: 4.49
Upper Circle: 3.52
Gallery: 3.29

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SeatPlan has 358 reviews for seats at this venue, current ratings are;
Dress Circle: 4.55
Stalls: 4.49
Upper Circle: 3.52
Gallery: 3.29

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