Author: Meena Green
An old car showroom in Sunderland is being transformed into a high-tech esports arena. The port city is on the way to becoming an international hub for the esports community as the arena gives the local gaming scene a proper home. Graduate intern at National Esports Performance Campus, Louis Skilton said: “It’s kind of in […]
Actor Nathan Fillion, along with the rest of the cast, has been teasing a reunion of Firefly. While many have speculated how the beloved show will return, Fillion confirmed the return of beloved series Firefly on March 15. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Once We Were Spacemen (@oncewewerespacemen) […]
Matilda The Musical is set to hit the Empire stage for the second time from 11 – 28 February as it celebrates 15 years on the stage. The Royal Shakespeare Company’s beloved stage version of Roald Dahl’s children’s book, Matilda The Musical, with music and lyrics written by the brilliant Tim Minchin, will be returning […]
Irving Berlin’s Top Hat is at Sunderland Empire from 18 November – 22 November. The show is based on the 1935 classic film with an incredible score including some of Hollywood’s greatest songs, the immortal Cheek to Cheek, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Top Hat White Tie and Tails and Puttin’ on the Ritz. When […]
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe visits Sunderland Empire this week, running from 11 to 15 November to mark the 75th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s beloved novel. The story follows four siblings — Peter (Jesse Dunbar), Susan (Joanna Adaran), Edmund (Bunmi Osadolor), and Lucy Pevensie (Kudzai Mangombe) — who are evacuated from London to […]
C.S. Lewis’s classic novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe celebrates the 75th anniversary of its publication this year. To mark the occasion, British theatre director Michael Fentiman is taking his acclaimed stage adaptation on a UK tour, with a stop at the Empire Theatre from 11–15 November. Originally published in October 1950, […]
This Christmas, Sleeping Beauty will bring its magic to the Sunderland Empire stage, where a beautiful Princess is cursed by the evil Carabosse on the eve of her 18th birthday party and can only be awoken by true love’s kiss. Can the Good Fairy’s magical spell break the curse? Will she find her true love and […]
Sunderland Empire has a visitor who is practically perfect in every way this month. The Disney classic so many of us grew up with, Mary Poppins, is on stage until 25 October. Australian actors Stephanie Jones and Jack Chambers reprise their roles as Mary Poppins and Bert — and, sadly, he’s much better at the […]
Friends! The Musical Parody is in Sunderland Empire this week, from 23 September – 27 September. During opening night, Sunderland gave Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe a massive welcome. The audience was loud for Chip, a host character for the evening who opened the show with vocal warm-ups for the crowd so they […]
Popular sitcom Friends which ended in 2004 still has a massive following of fans who regularly re-watch the show to catch up with Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Joey. Now audiences can enjoy a hilarious new take on the show – live on stage. Friends! The Musical Parody is coming to Sunderland Empire for […]
