Sunderland Echo reporter Tony Gillan is given a look around the historic Sunderland Empire.
Find out about wartime damage, a reported haunting - and the capacity for 58 suspended Mini Coopers.
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Find out about wartime damage, a reported haunting - and the capacity for 58 suspended Mini Coopers.
Watch the full feature on www.shotstvcom
Shots!TV is also available on Freeview channel 276.
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00:00The Sutley Denmire Theatre is magnificent.
00:02We had a stage refurbishment in 2004 and we also expanded our roof so above us is a lot,
00:08lot bigger than it used to be. There's 58 fly bars above our heads and each fly bar
00:13in our theatre can hold roughly the weight of a mini cooper.
00:15We had, as lots of people did, rationing at the time so lots of the performers who were with us,
00:21if they were doing two show days, they would wear the same make-up.
00:24So this is famously Sid James' dressing room. Some say it's haunted so we'll have to see.
00:30The Sutley Denmire Theatre is magnificent.