Take 11 world-class professional dancers from the hit TV series Strictly Come Dancing, a sensational live band, and powerhouse vocalists. Add show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes, and a stunning set. Finish with a killer soundtrack - and suddenly every move, every beat, every shimmer of sequins pulls you into the heart of the action, creating the ultimate night out.

Strictly The Professionals is a high-energy production which takes the glitz and glamour of BBC One’s hugely-popular Strictly Come Dancing to dazzling new heights. With years of experience and undeniable chemistry, these fan-favourite professional dancers, all from the latest series, will light up the stage as they perform in some of the UK’s most iconic venues.

Starring: Julian Caillon, Vito Coppola, Neil Jones, Gorka Márquez, Luba Mushtuk, Lauren Oakley, Jowita Przystał, Michelle Tsiakkas, Alexis Warr, Kai Widdrington, and Nancy Xu.

Book now and be part of the magic when Strictly The Professionals tours nationwide in the Spring.

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What the critics say

This is a smasher of a show and I couldn’t have enjoyed it more ... It’s two hours of pure joy.

- Rupert Christiansen, Mail on Sunday

- The Daily Telegraph

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Sunderland Empire

High St West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX, UK

Sunderland

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Vesta Tilley laid the foundation stone of what is now the Sunderland Empire on 29 September 1906 and took to the stage on 1 July 1907 to officially declare the theatre open. Masterminded by two of the contemporary heads of British theatre, Edward Moss and Oswald Stoll, the Sunderland Empire Theatre has undergone many changes since it opened but remains the North East’s premier entertainment venue.

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Sun 17 May 2026

High St West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX, UK

2 hours 10 minutes incl. interval

Sun at 15:00

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