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Ultimate 70s Show

    MUSIC

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Friday 4th April 2025 at 7:30pm


For one night only

Travel back in time and relive the sights and sounds of the seventies. The Ultimate 70’s show rolls back the years and takes you on a roller coaster ride with a show encompassing all the biggest glam hits form that era.

It was the decade that time forgot – so dust off your tank tops, lace up your platform boots , spray on the Old Spice, it’s time to rock!! A six piece line up faithfully recreate huge anthems by Slade, T-Rex, Bowie, The Sweet, Mud, Alice Cooper to name a few.

The audience are encouraged to dress with the times and join in the fun in this high octane show.

Leave your inhibitions at the door for a night of pure seventies glam rock!!

Fancy dress not necessary but strongly encouraged!!

 

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We’ll Meet Again

    VARIETY

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Monday 4th November 2024 at 2:00pm


For one night only

This 1940’s Variety Show returns by public demand. In a lighted-hearted, yet respectful look at wartime entertainment known as ENSA, this talented cast re-creates  stars of the period in music, song, comedy and costume. Join us in  a Cockney singalong and our grand  finale ‘Land of Hope and Glory’!

 

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Wizard of Oz

    FAMILY

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Sunday 3rd November 2024 at 1:00pm


by Tom Rolfe Productions for one night only

Take a stroll down the yellow brick road this November as Tom Rolfe Productions proudly present everyone’s favourite pantomime story The Wizard of Oz live on stage.

Expect dazzling scenery, beautiful costumes, hilarious comedy and much more! So what are you waiting for book your tickets, click your heels together and join Dorothy, Lion, Tinman and Scarecrow for the ultimate family treat!

 

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Whitesnake UK

    MUSIC

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Saturday 5th October 2024 at 7:30pm


For one night only

Whitesnake UK play tribute to the very best of David Coverdale's Whitesnake. From the early classic Moody/Marsden line-up to the present day USA incarnation; faithfully reproducing classic hit songs such as "Fool For Your Loving", "Is This Love" and "Here I Go Again" amongst many others. With a combined musical experience of over 100 years Whitesnake UK can proudly boast of having some of the most accomplished personnel in any tribute band. ​ Whitesnake UK concentrate purely on reproducing the classic sound and stage production of Whitesnake without the aid of backing-tracks, gimmicks or wigs. For a 100% live performance that will leave you shouting for more, Whitesnake UK are sure to deliver…

"ARE YOU READY & WILLING?"

"'COS WE ARE!!!"

 

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The Simon & Garfunkel Story

    MUSIC

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Thursday 17th July 2025 at 7:30pm


For one night only

“What A Great ****ing Show” – ART GARFUNKEL
Few shows have experienced the phenomenal global success of The Simon & Garfunkel Story, with multiple sold-out shows in over 50-countries worldwide and over 20 headline performances in London’s West End, including multiple appearances at the world-famous London Palladium.
Using huge projection photos and original film footage, the international hit show tells the story of the origins and meteoric rise of Simon & Garfunkel blended together seamlessly with a full live band performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more.
With standing ovations at every performance at the show Art Garfunkel himself loved, you don't want to miss this international sensation.

 

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TAYLOR FEVER – Era’s Experience

    MUSIC

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Sunday 2nd February 2025 at 7:30pm


For one night only

ATTENTION ALL SWIFTIES!

TAYLOR FEVER is the electrifying tribute production to worldwide megastar TAYLOR SWIFT! In a show that is packed full of the icons most popular songs including ‘Karma’ ‘Shake it off’ ‘Cruel Summer’ and many more – audiences of all ages will be up on their feet dancing and singing along!

Alongside her incredible dancers, TAYLOR FEVER is taking UK and European Theatres by storm and for one night only comes to BLACKBURN!

Post-show audiences will have the chance to get that all important ‘Swiftie Selfie’ in our VIP Experience Meet & Greet!

There is just one question left families of Blackburn – Are YOU ready for it?!

 

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The Stadium Rock Experience

    MUSIC

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Friday 3rd October 2025 at 7:30pm


For one night only

The Stadium Rock Experience delivers all the excitement of arena rock with classic anthems from the biggest acts!

Described as an audio and visual sensation, the Trigger band are thrilled to return to The Empire Theatre with our esteemed Stadium Rock Experience show. This promises to be an entertaining and uplifting evening, delivering the excitement and spectacle associated with arena rock, with the highest standard of musicianship, and the most popular hit songs from the biggest mainstream rock acts.

The Stadium Rock Experience show includes a variety of staging, visuals, effects and lighting, to recreate the monumental majesty of the arena rock genre. Our set list includes classic anthems from the likes of Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Queen, Status Quo, Kiss, Journey, ABBA, Guns N Roses, Cher, Whitesnake, AC/DC, and Tina Turner amongst many others, which are all energetically performed to keep everyone engaged, excited and participating from the very first song right through to the finale.

When you absolutely, positively need thrilling entertainment, look no further than Trigger: The Stadium Rock Experience!

 

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The Magic of Science

    FAMILY

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Sunday 20th April 2025 at 2:30pm


For one night only

Fusing the mystery of magic with wondrous and miraculous feats of science. Hang on to your seats as we transform the Empire Theatre into a real life science laboratory. Experience the non-stop action packed interactive magical science experiments that will capture the imagination. Top Secret is a fast moving colourful magical science show filled with mystery, suspense, lots and lots of mess!

Top Secret will inspire and educate every young budding magician and scientist, as well as proving fun and exciting entertainment for all of the family.

New for 2025!

Join Top Secret as they go on a High Voltage Adventure!!! Top Secret is a fast moving colourful magical science show filled with mystery, suspense, and lots and lots of mess!

 

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The Ultimate Bubble Show

    VARIETY

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From Fri 18th April 2025 to Fri 18th April 2025


Experience the best in soap bubble entertainment.

Join Ray, International Bubbleologist and Guinness World Record Holder, and help him in his quest to complete the bubble game and make the ultimate bubble.

This is a fast paced show full of high energy and surprises as Ray uses various different gases to create incredible bubble sculptures, effects and magical displays.

Watch in amazement as Ray creates a volcano bubble, a soap bubble carrousel, a bubble ghost and even a tornado inside a bubble!!!!!

Join Ray and see if he can make THE ULTIMATE SQUARE BUBBLE!

 

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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From Wed 18th September 2024 to Sat 21st September 2024


by Blackburn Drama Club – 4 shows to choose from.

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man."  Samuel Johnson.

In fog-bound,
repressed Victorian London, 
Dr Henry Jekyll is close to a discovery that will
change the face of medical science… but his methods are less than ethical.
When a colleague threatens to expose and destroy his work, Jekyll is
forced down a dark path, a path that leads to the evil and brutal Edward
Hyde. Love, betrayal and murder combine in this spellbinding adaptation of
Robert Louis Stevenson s gothic, psychological fantasy.

Combining ensemble story-telling, physical theatre andan
atmospheric soundscape, Lane’s razor-sharp script remains true to the
spirit and themes of the original novella while offering one or
two dark twists.

Disturbing, gripping and thought-provoking,
this is unmissable theatre.

Previous Reviews:

“A thrillingly dark drama” The Stage (the original adaptation)

“A finely crafted adaptation that will keep you fastened to your
seat” 
British
Theatre Guide (The original adaptation)

“Lane explores the scientific ideas of the day
and the development of neuroscience without it feeling like a foundation
lecture in 'A' level psychology” 
The Independent

“An absorbing, immersive and exciting adaptation that does justice
to the original while forging its own path”
(Get the Chance, Wales)