Forthcoming Events
- IF THESE BRICKS COULD TALK
- CENTENARY THANKSGIVING SONGS OF PRAISE
- REBECCA JOY - Monday Club
- JOANNE GREGORY - CLAIRVOYANT
- FACE VALUE with Genesis and Phil Collins Tributes
Hot Tickets
Latest News
- Oh! What a Night!
- REHEARSAL latest info 12th AUGUST
- Update on Building Work
- If These Bricks Could Talk - School productions
- ADDITIONAL REHEARSAL
- The Volunteers Book hot off the presses!
- Extended Panto Run to meet School Demand
- New Heritage walks aim to get Blackburn Fitter for Walking
- Coronation Street Stars Raise Funds for Maddi
- If These Bricks Could Talk PLAY READING 27th APRIL
- Golden Oldies keeeeeeeeeeeeep dancing!
- Show Web Site On Show
- Knickers to You!
- Mitchell & Kenyon Screening Success
- Indian Dancers join the team
- Community Performance
- Read All About It !
- Centenary Plans Revealed
- Rovers v Chelsea tickets up for grabs!
- BIG BIG BIG VARIETY SHOW
- If These Bricks Could Talk
- History Book Launch
- Fund Raising Birthday Bash Success
- FREE TICKETS FOR SCHOOLS!
- Gala Dinner is a Sell Out!
- Fresh Face at Thwaites Empire Theatre!
- Last remaining tickets for the Sale of the Century
- 'Dancing on Ice' star gets her skates on for theatre
- DR WHO'D WANT THIS!
- EMPIRE100 Raise the Roof appeal Online Auction
- Harriet heads up Happy Birthday Year for the Empire
- "Shearer or Me!" NODA Award
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS
- Daisy is as pretty as her picture
- Youth Theatre's 'bin' successful
- DOWNLOAD THE AUCTION CATALOGUE
- New Opportunity for Lancaster University Post-Graduate
- New Century New Team
- Eeeee-Pie Gum - Theatre auctions Hollands Pies on Ebay
- GO's on Tour - TV Stardom!
- Showbiz Gossip - The word on 'The Street'
- Rock Shock Horror it's builder boy 'Joseph'
- THEATRE G.O.'S GO ON TOUR!
- THE SUPREME DIVAS SURPRISE THIS WEEKEND
- TONY LIVESEY -The voice of GIANT BLUNDERBORE
- HALLOWE'EN CULT MUSICAL THEATRE TREAT
- WANTED! Memories of Cinema-Going in Blackburn
- Leaking Roof!
- Urgent Appeal for Volunt-'ears'
- WRIGLEY RETURNS!
- Get Ready Coz Here They Come - Again!
- 'Our Brian' from Corrie in star pantomime line-up
- HELP WITH FUNDRAISING FROM YOUR ARMCHAIR!
- Cinema meets Theatre at Thwaites Empire Theatre
- TV's Talent Star brings fairy magic to Panto
- Herd of cows arrives at BBC Radio Lancashire
- DANCE GROUP RE-LAUNCH!
- EMPIRE ARCHIVISTS LATEST FIND
- History Detective's brilliant discovery
- Volunteers Trip Out - fancy joining us?
- History Detectives reveal little known link with Thwaites
- DESIGN DAISY THE COW WINNER ANNOUNCED!
- Award Winning Ghost Tours Coming To Blackburn!
- Silver Stars strike Gold!
- SLICE LATEST NEWS!
- 'BIG HAIRDO' APPEAL
- Jim Bowen celebrates his Golden Wedding Anniversary
- WHAT WERE YOU WEARING IN THE 60's?
- Freemasons Partnership
- Happy Birthday Eric!
- Celebrate Blackburn Community Festival
- Melanie leads the history detectives!
- Rhythm and Brews
- Fruits of Married Bliss!
- AN UDDER GREAT PANTOMIME COMPETITION
- Freemason's Pantomime Sponsorship Gift
- BE PART OF THIS PRODUCTION!
- WE NEED YOUR MEMORIES!
- Joan Simpson - Wardrobe Mistress and Octogenarian
- THE COMEDIANS!
- High Hopes for Sarah!
- TWO FANTASTIC TRIBUTE SHOWS
- JOIN THE TEAM!
- Centenary Gala Dinner
- You've been framed!
- CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NOMINATIONS
- Go Mo and O!
- Rt Hon Jack Straw MP
- The EMPIRE Strikes Back!
- FANCY A SLICE?
- 2010 Launch date. We have liftoff!
- Heritage Lottery Gift to mark the Empire's 100th Birthday
- Eric's a good Egg!
- Empire Debut for Herman's Hermits
- Life through a lens
- Lean Dean is a healthy Meatloaf!
- Miles of Smiles!
- The Bat Strikes Back!
- Happy Memories at The Empire
- Grand Master's Grand Entrance
- Feline Wonderful!
- Silver Stars Debut
- Ladies at Lunch - HERE COME THE GIRLS!
- Lights 'Switch On'
- 'The Trench'
- Peppermint the Cat
- Newsletter November - December 2008
- Derian House Children's Hospice
- Good Luck Harriet!
- Leading Ladies Laughter Spot!
- A WIZARD evening
- MISSING CAT MYSTERY
- Shirley Valentine
- Hallowe'en Spooktacular Variety Show
- Get ready cos HERE THEY COME!
- Dick Whittington
- HEAR ALL ABOUT IT!
- Newsletter Sept/Oct '08
- 2010 Project
- Resident Musical Director
- Terry Clouting
- Happy Birthday Harriet
- Debut for Ugly Duckling
- A surprise performance!
- Newsletter July-August 2008
- On the Fiddle for Derian House
- Monday Club Membership News
- Press Release - Is there anyone there?
- Press Release - Take a Bow!
- School visits the theatre
- Monday Club at The Blues Bar
- Press Release - Freemasonry in the Community donation
- Surprise Donation -"Out of the Blue"
- Monday Club update
- Newsletter May - June 2008
- Monday Club 100
- Raise the Roof - a rip roaring success
- Press Release - Ladies @ Lunch
- Choirs raise their voices for charity
- Fiddler on the Roof Project
- Press release - Shearer or Me!
- April 2008 Newsletter
- Press Release - Silver Stars
- March 2008 newsletter
- Press Release - K & O RULE OK!
- Raise the Roof
- February 2008 newsletter
- January 2008 newsletter
- Fiddler Fundraiser!
- That's all Folks!
- And then there were Lights
- Peace of Mind on Car Park
- Curtain up on Cinderella Cast
- BBC Bus stops at Ewood
New Century New Team
On the eve of its Centenary, the Thwaites Empire Theatre has announced some exciting management changes taking the venue forward into the next 100 years.
As part of the ongoing development of the project, Michael Berry takes over as Chair of the Board of Trustees.
Michael is an award winning fundraiser, credited with being the driving force behind getting the theatre re-opened and trading. He is a dynamic and hands-on chair and is the brains behind the Empire100 'Raise the Roof' online auction and Gala Dinner aimed at raising £100K to replace the roofs of the complex in 2010.
Harriet Roberts steps down as Chief Executive at the end of this year and will be taking on a special role as projects consultant, leading on the Heritage Lottery funded community events, outreach and grants.
The operational side of the theatre will be managed by a new General Manager.
This position will be advertised with a view to the new candidate starting in January.
Release Date: Friday 6 November 2009