Sunderland Empire plays host to 2025's pantomime season with a sparkling production of Sleeping Beauty, which will certainly wake you from your slumber! Starring the dazzling drag artist Miss Rory as Rorina The Cleaner and Tom Whalley as Vesta The Jester, this Christmas extravaganza is filled to the brim with music, dazzling costumes, oodles of humour and of course, audience participation! Fall in love with panto all over again this festive season....

It's time to go back to school with Astravaganza Entertainment as they bring the 2009 film to life in this toe-tapping musical adaptation, brightening up the festive season at the Sunderland Empire! Brimming with joy, heart, and plenty of hilarity, join Mr. Maddens and Mr. Poppy as they put on the best Navity play that St. Bernadette's primary school has ever seen. Completed by the film's best tunes, show-stopping choreography, and a whole lot of Christmas cheer, don't miss the stage magic that is Navity! The Musical!

After thrilling London audiences back in 2020, Sally Cookson's innovative staging of C.S Lewis' seminal novel heads out on a new UK tour! A captivating production that uses ingenious stagecraft in the place of flashy effects to tell the story of four evacuee siblings who discover an enchanted realm at the back of a dusty old wardrobe and the epic adventure that awaits...

Roald Dahl's much-loved classic of an extraordinary child with magical powers has been reigning supreme at the Cambridge Theatre since 2012 and now sets out on a brand new UK tour! Combining the talents of Tim Minchin and the Royal Shakespeare Company, this extraordinary show has won seven Olivier Awards and has captured the hearts of young and old theatergoers alike, making it one of the most sought-after musicals of the last decade.

With a program covering Christmas classics from Wham to Wet Wet Wet, The Nutcracker to Feliz Navidad, fever's Candlelight Christmas Classics is a treat that'll get the family in the festive mood. So take a break from the dreaded Christmas shopping and the stress of the in-laws and enjoy an evening of musical merriment in a venue glittering with more fairy lights than a fairy light factory!

A brand new adaptation of the award-winning children's TV series! See your favourite character, Bluey, come to life on stage in this vibrant and educational production. Colourful sets and imaginative puppetry will ensure this original story is memorable for young audiences, particularly if it's their very first theatre experience!