The smash-hit production of Annie comes to Sunderland Empire for one week only direct from London’s West End. This ‘glorious revival’ (The Times) stars Birds of a Feather’s Lesley Joseph as the tyrannical Miss Hannigan!

Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family…

With its Tony® award-winning book and score, including the unforgettable songs It’s The Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow, you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it!

★★★★
The Times

★★★★
The Sun

★★★★
‘Lavish escapism’
The Daily Telegraph

★★★★
‘An all-singing, all-dancing triumph’
OK! Magazine

‘Feel good escapist joy. Fun, riotous and heartfelt.’
Radio Times