There’s a Sunderland man who can boast links to Stan Laurel, The Beatles and a childhood backstage at the Empire Theatre.It’s ...

Panto stars including Emmerdale's Matthew Wolfenden will be adding to the magic when Sunderland switches on its Christmas ...

The Gang Show in the town in 1974 was like nothing which had gone before. It had a cast of 220 performers as well as two ...

The National Theatre production of Michael Morpurgo's book returned to the Sunderland Empire for the first time since 2019 ...

The National Theatre production, which is currently playing at Sunderland Empire until November 16, features ground-breaking ...

Delve behind the scenes of Sunderland's Empire Theatre and its rumoured residents.

Landmarks across the region will light up purple as visitor economy businesses come together to mark Purple Tuesday ...

Beamish Museum played host to a very special guest on Thursday (November 7) - the team from the stage production of War Horse which is playing at Sunderland Empire until November 16. During the visit, ...

This award-winning show set against the horrors of the First World War is no stranger to the Empire theatre but to open in the week of Remembrance ratchets up the poignancy of Michael Morpurgo’s ...

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody will hit Sunderland Empire’s stage from Monday, 22 September to Saturday, 27 September 2025.

Having not joined the army of fans of the period crime drama series Peaky Blinders I was intrigued to see the treatment from the renowned ...

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