After nearly a year closed following the collapse of the Empire Cinema chain, its former Sunderland site in Sunniside welcomes its first cinemagoers from 4pm today, May 10. There’s been much ...

Irish chain Omniplex has confirmed it will be opening at the site of the former Empire Cinema, in Sunniside, Sunderland, this May. The venue closed in July last year when Empire Cinemas went into ...

Sunderland Empire Theatre has been given the go-ahead to upgrade its fire alarm systems by city development chiefs. The planning department of Sunderland City Council has approved a proposal to ...

Streamers, camels and Can Can dancing are all part of the fun as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat arrives at the Sunderland Empire. For more than 50 years this multi-award-winning show by ...