Empire Picture Playhouse

Marine Parade and Marlborough Terrace,
Great Yarmouth, NR30 2EJ

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Jake Bottero on October 6, 2025 at 10:31 am

Closed again in 2025.

“The reasons for this closure are complex and, sadly, reflect a wider trend affecting venues across our area and the nation, it’s the perfect storm of rising costs, rising wages, margins getting shrunk, and unfortunately it feels like a bit of a change in direction in the whole night life scene…” ~ Jack Jay

The Empire has been owned by the Jay family for the last 70 years.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4759dwxkqo

https://www.theempiregy.com/

Ian Grundy on October 23, 2018 at 1:24 am

Two exterior photos from September 2018 here – closed but seemingly in OK condition:–

Ian Grundy on October 31, 2012 at 2:11 am

Two more interior photos from 2003:–

Seems there is a chance that the Empire might be restored in the near future, use uncertain.

Ian Grundy on August 9, 2007 at 4:49 am

A couple of interior pictures of the Empire here:–

Ian Grundy on December 19, 2006 at 8:08 am

Another exterior photo taken in 2003:–

http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/104625062/

Ken Roe on December 9, 2006 at 11:28 pm

Another view of the building that I took in 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/318443058/

Ken Roe on December 9, 2006 at 6:29 am

A set of photographs that I took of the Empire in 2003:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/317861036/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/317861352/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/317861861/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/317862701/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/317863068/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/317863474/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/317863949/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/317864964/