Empire Theatre Liverpool

Replacing the ‘Royal Alexandra Theatre and Opera House’, which occupied the site from 1866, the new Liverpool Empire Theatre was constructed with the intention of building on a long and successful theatrical legacy.

With the UK’s largest two-tier auditorium, the Liverpool Empire Theatre can seat an impressive 2,348 people. During its lifetime it has been home to a whole host of entertainment, including musicals, operas, pop concerts and plays. The Beatles, performed at the theatre in their early days. It has hosted two Royal Command Performances and, to mark Liverpool’s 2008 designation as European City of Culture, it hosted a Royal Variety Performance in 2007.

The Liverpool Empire Theatre’s manager, Diane Belding, was recently named ‘theatre manager of the year’ at the prestigious UK Theatre Awards 2016.The award was bestowed upon her just a week after she took to the red carpet at the Empire to welcome the Earl of Wessex to a gala performance of Blood Brothers – a performance to commemorate 150 years of performance on the Empire site.

If you’re coming to Liverpool, why not take in a show at this wonderful historic theatre? Don’t miss the Liverpool ONE iconic 30-metre Christmas Tree switch on moment each year – a special outdoor performance commissioned specially by the Empire Theatre team.