Sunderland Echo

See five of the hottest Empire shows for free

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recorded their first No.1 hit single The Sound of Silence? Direct from its success in London’s Lyric Theatre, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back (July 20) featuring a full cast of West End actormusic­ians, and taking audiences back through the groovy times of the 1960s. Using huge projection photos and original film footage, this 50th Anniversar­y Celebratio­n has all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Homeward Bound.

Texas-born Roy Orbison remains one of the most distinctiv­e looking, and sounding performers in modern music, and Barry Steele will take on the role in The Roy Orbison Story (August 3). Expect what is being billed as an upbeat and contempora­ry slant on Orbison’s legacy, as Barry Steele and Friends take audiences on a musical journey from the early Sun years right through to the late 1980s, when Orbison was experienci­ng a huge resurgence in popularity and worked with Bono, Bruce Springstee­n and others.

Tickets available in person at the Box Office on High Street West, from the Ticket Centre on 0844 871 3022 or online at www.ATGtickets.com/Sunderland

We have one pair of tickets for each of the shows mentioned above. To be in with a chance of winning, complete the name of this Michael Jackson song: Man in the ...

Send your answer with your name, contact details and which show you would like to see to Empire Competitio­n, Katy Wheeler, Johnston Press North East, 2nd Floor, Alexander House, 1 Mandarin Road, Rainton Bridge Business Park, Sunderland, DH4 5RA. Alternativ­ely, email your answer and show choice to Katy.Wheeler@ jpress.co.uk. Closing date: June 15.

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Barry Steele stars in The Roy Orbison Story.

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