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The theatre, which opened in 1907, is owned by City of Sunderland Council and operated by Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd, on behalf of Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust. [1] The theatre is one of the largest venues in the North East, with 1,860 seats and the capacity to accommodate 2,200 when all standing positions are occupied.
26 April: British actor Sid James died at 63 after collapsing on stage at the opening night performance of The Mating Season at the Sunderland Empire Theatre. [22] 10 September: Finnish magician Aimo Leikas accidentally shot himself in front of a crowd while performing his Russian roulette act. He had been performing the act for about a year ...
They have also performed at other notable venues in the North East such as Newcastle City Hall, The Sunderland Empire Theatre and The Customs House, South Shields. In 2023 the orchestra were part of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Arbeia roman fort .
The Empire Theatre sometimes plays host to music acts. Independent, a city-centre nightclub/music venue, satisfies underground music lovers. The Manor Quay' the students' union nightclub on St Peter's Riverside at the University of Sunderland, has also hosted the Arctic Monkeys, Maxïmo Park, 911, the Levellers and Girls Aloud.
Iz Hesketh Hesketh performing as Margot in Legally Blonde at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in June 2022 Born (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27) England Alma mater Urdang Academy Occupations Actress drag queen Years active 2018–present Iz Hesketh (born 22 September 1997) is a British actress and drag performer, best known on television for portraying Kitty Draper in long-running ...
Sunderland City Centre is part of the Sunderland Central parliamentary constituency.. For local elections, it is currently divided between three wards of the city council. The majority of the city centre, lying to the west of Fawcett Street and the north of Holmeside, is located in Millfield wa
In 1972 she returned, once again, to the Sunderland Empire, where she starred for the first time as principal boy in the pantomime Dick Whittington. [1] In 1977 she was an understudy in the musical Something's Afoot and, in 1981, she appeared as Frau Zeller and as a member of the ensemble in the West End revival of The Sound of Music .
Its predecessor, Sunderland Technical College, was established as a municipal training college in 1901. It gained university status in 1992. It gained university status in 1992. It now has campuses in Sunderland, London and Hong Kong, [ 4 ] and has about 21,000 students as of 2022 [update] .