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The cast of Rock of Ages took a break from raising the roof at Sunderland Empire to check out another of the city’s top venues.

In between shows at the Empire, the cast took a coffee break to check out the stage at Pop Recs, which has given new life to once empty buildings at the bottom of High Street West with a coffee shop, as well as a venue for gigs and functions.

Leading the cast is former Coronation Street star Kevin Kennedy, who rose to fame as Curly Watts, who plays Dennis Dupree in the musical, which is running all this week at the Empire as it enters a new season.

Rock of Ages cast check out Sunderland's newest venue Pop Recs