Sunderland Activities

"It’s had audiences on their feet in every corner of the globe and now Buddy "The world’s most successful rock ‘n’ roll musical" is back and ready to explode in a brand new production of this toe tapping, hand clapping, live music extravaganza!

On February 3, 1959 as the world was perched on the most exciting musical decade in history, the young genius who made it all possible was tragically killed aged just 22, leaving behind a legacy of over 30 timeless hits.

With a phenomenally multi-talented cast, Buddy tells his story, presents his music and features two terrific hours of his greatest hits including That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, True Love Ways, Oh Boy, Heartbeat and many many more.

With the Big Bopper’s Chantilly Lace and Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba taking you towards total music overload, this dazzling new extravaganza will have the whole audience rocking and bopping in the aisles.

Got any questions about your Theatre booking? Hopefully you will find the answer in our frequently asked questions section.

Performance times

• Evening Monday to Thursday & Saturday at 19.30 and Friday at 20.30
  Matinees Friday at 17.30 & Saturday at 14.30

Ticket prices

• Stalls/dress circle seats

  Monday to Thursday evenings & Saturday matinee performances

  • £25

  Friday matinee performances

  • £15

  Friday and Saturday evening performances

  • £27.50
• Please note: Prices are subject to a booking fee of £2.75 per ticket

Seat numbers

• At present, we are unable to tell you your seat numbers when booking tickets. However, seats are allocated by the theatre as soon as you book your tickets and will be the best available at the time of booking. All seats in a booking will, of course, be together in the theatre, but in the very unlikely event of this not being possible we will call you and give you the option of cancelling your booking

• Your tickets will be held for you to collect at the venue's box office one hour before the performance
  Please remember to bring along the voucher from your confirmation email

• Running time: 2hrs 20mins
• No dress code

• Underground: Park Lane
• BR station: Sunderland
• Please contact the venue directly for information about disabled access

Please note that for this event, we are acting as disclosed agent for a third party supplier.