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Willy Wonka is coming to Sunderland.

The Candy Man will be in town next year, as West End and Broadway smash Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical comes to the Sunderland Empire.

The venue is one of a number announced today as part of a first UK tour which kicks off in Milton Keynes on February 9 and will also take in locations including Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.

The production will be in Sunderland between Wednesday, August 2 and Sunday, August 13, 2023.

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