Royalty Theatre

About Royalty Theatre

The Royalty Theatre is a volunteer-run community theatre on The Royalty, just off Chester Road and close to the University of Sunderland Metro station. The theatre has passed its centenary and is a member of the Little Theatre Guild, the national body for amateur companies that run their own venues.

Its 2026/27 season runs across the year, with recent productions including an adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray in October 2026, and the theatre also hosts the Sunderland and Durham One-Act Festival of amateur drama each spring. New members are welcome both on stage and backstage, and auditions are advertised on the theatre's website. Tickets are sold online through TicketSource. The box office phone line is not staffed at all times and is usually answered on show nights, so booking online is the simplest route. For anyone wanting to get involved in local drama in Sunderland, the Royalty is the main place to start.

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