Sunderland Empire Theatre
Empire Palace | |
Shown here are the Main Doors, with the secondary Stalls entrance to the left. The Box Office is located 20 yards down the street. | |
| Address | High Street West Sunderland United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 54°54′23″N 1°23′21″W / 54.90638°N 1.3892°W |
| Owner | Leased by Ambassador Theatre Group (City of Sunderland Council) |
| Type | Major regional theatre |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Opened | 1 July 1907 |
| Website | |
| Sunderland Empire Theatre website at Ambassador Theatre Group | |
The Sunderland Empire Theatre is a large theatre venue located in High Street West in Sunderland, North East England. 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.
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. The auditorium is also one of the few remaining in the UK to have four tiers, namely the Orchestra Stalls, the Dress Circle, the Upper Circle and the Gallery. There are four private boxes on the Dress Circle level, as well as two proscenium boxes on the Upper Circle balcony.