🏠 Indoor☔ Rainy-day friendlyEducationalBooking required
What’s there
- Buggy friendly
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
- SEN friendly
No on-site parking. Nearby public car parks: The Bridges multi-storey, St Mary's and Riverside; parking limited on match days/city events.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Sunderland Empire Theatre is a historic venue opened in 1907, located on High Street West in Sunderland city centre. One of the largest theatres in the North East with capacity for 2,000, it hosts the best of West End musicals, family-friendly pantomime, children's shows, comedy acts, concerts, dance performances and more. The theatre has a dedicated Family genre category and a popular annual pantomime. ATG INSPIRE runs a Theatre Summer School for young people. The auditorium features four tiers (Orchestra Stalls, Dress Circle, Upper Circle and Gallery) and is fully accessible with step-free access, a lift, and accessible toilets. The Box Office opens 90 minutes before performances.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Hair bobbles
- Audiobook or story CD
- Portable phone charger
- Backseat organiser
- Tissues
- Painkillers for grown-ups
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