Royalty Theatre Program 2025 - 2026
Dick Whittington
By David Farn
5th to 21st December 2025
Join us for our famous family pantomime and enjoy the adventure of our Dick Whittington. Fun for all ages.
The purr-fect adventure paved with gold.
Advanced booking recommended. Please be advised that Wednesday performances are relaxed performances and can be booked here.
Blithe Spirit
By Noel Coward
17th to 21st February 2026
A smash comedy hit on London and Broadway stages, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives offers wit, conflict, and big laughs as a fussy, cantankerous novelist finds himself haunted by the ghost of his late first wife.
Signals (Studio Production)
By David Farn
17th to 21st March 2026
Armed only with her iPad and a searing vision of the Future, Parveen is the spearhead of a telecoms revolution. Her Galahad is Ron, a conman on the run from the binmen. Can they find a way to overcome the fearsome Welsh Dragon, Owen Brecon and liberate his captive daughter, Dawn?
Signals is a comedy-drama with important things to say about the world we live in.
Funny Money
By Ray Cooney
21st to 25th April 2026
Never has this master of farce been frenetically funnier! Henry A. Perkins, a mild-mannered accountant, accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase full of money. Henry assumes it is illicit cash and he decides to keep it. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase, he rushes home to book one-way fares to Barcelona.
Educating Rita
By Willy Russell
23rd to 27th June 2026
Frank is a tutor of English in his fifties whose disillusioned outlook on life drives him to drink and bury himself in his books. Enter Rita, a forthright hairdresser who is eager to learn.
A fantastic comedy-drama classic.
Past Shows
Wait Until Dark
By Frederick Knott
23rd to 27th September 2025
A West End and Broadway hit, this gripping thriller follows Susy Hendrix, a recently blinded woman who unknowingly possesses a doll stuffed with drugs.
As criminals close in, Susy must outsmart them in a tense game of deception, leading to a heart-pounding climax that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.
Turn Of The Screw
By Ken Whitmore
28th October to 1st November 2025
A West End and Broadway hit, this gripping thriller follows Susy Hendrix, a recently blinded woman who unknowingly possesses a doll stuffed with drugs.
As criminals close in, Susy must outsmart them in a tense game of deception, leading to a heart-pounding climax that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.
We Will Rock You
By Ben Elton and Queen
5th – 8th November 2025
We are delighted to welcome the Sunderland Theatre Company, performing the worldwide smash hit musical, We Will Rock You, by Queen and Ben Elton.
Packed full of Queen hits such as the anthems Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody to Love, One Vision and We Will Rock You, this show is guaranteed to get you rocking out and cheering for more.
