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The Sunderland Story

The Sunderland Story

Live at
Sunderland Empire
Thu 15 May - Sat 31 May 2025
  Tickets available from £15.00
subject to a transaction fee of £3.95
Having played to standing ovations in 2023, Sunderland AFC and Alterean Media are delighted to announce the return of The Sunderland Story!

Sunderland Empire

Thu 15 May - Sat 31 May 2025
High St West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX, UK
Tue - Sat at 19:30
Sat at 14:30
For group bookings of 10 or more:

This brilliant, feel-good story about family, friends, and a lifelong love of the red and white stripes of a beloved football club, is to be told once again with some insightful updates to the club and the city’s ever-evolving rich history.

The Sunderland Story

Celebrated through the songs of its proud supporters including ‘Cheer Up Peter Reid’, ‘Sunderland Take Over’, ‘Sunderland Till I Die’, ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ and many more. The Sunderland Story is told through the eyes of the Carter and Thompson families, who during a wake for their beloved grandfather William realise that much of their family history always seems to link back to the story of Sunderland AFC.

A fun, booming celebration of the city and its football club
- Sunderland Echo
A brilliant show - part history lesson, part feel-good celebration.
- Athletico Mince Podcast

For many this show will take you on a trip down memory lane, while for younger fans this will be a joyous education - a chance to discover all about the club’s trophies, legends, and a city’s extraordinary shipbuilding and mining heritage - all told through drama, comedy and music.

The Sunderland Story is about the people of the city and their love of one club. It’s the passionate Sunderland fanbase who remain the beating heart of the club’s foundation - its past, its future, its everything! Ha’way the lads!

*Images from 2023 cast and production.

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Sunderland Empire

High St West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX, UK
Sunderland
The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing. See 'What's On' section for performance times
Bar - Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks
Private Hospitality - Spaces available to hire
Membership Benefits - 25% off pre-show drinks (30mins prior)

Vesta Tilley laid the foundation stone of what is now the Sunderland Empire on 29 September 1906 and took to the stage on 1 July 1907 to officially declare the theatre open. Masterminded by two of the contemporary heads of British theatre, Edward Moss and Oswald Stoll, the Sunderland Empire Theatre has undergone many changes since it opened but remains the North East’s premier entertainment venue.

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Sunderland Empire

Thu 15 May - Sat 31 May 2025
High St West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX, UK
Tue - Sat at 19:30
Sat at 14:30
For group bookings of 10 or more:
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