The story of the Sunderland Empire – we take a look at its glories, celebrities and disasters as we mark a year since our beloved theatre hosted its last show

London has larger and more famous theatres. But none of them better this beautiful specimen of ornate Edwardian architecture. Anyone who has sat in both the Empire and the London Palladium can confirm this.

While the building itself is only part of the story, over the last 114 years it has provided an appropriately grand venue for some of the biggest names in the history of entertainment.

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