Sunderland Empire Academy is hosting the mysterious and spooky members of The Addams Family this December at Arts Centre Washington.

The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and a dilemma that’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family—a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before: keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. This amateur production showcases performances from Sunderland Empire Academy’s Senior and Advanced students aged 12-18.

The Addams Family Young@Part, Sunday 14 December, Arts Centre Washington, 2pm, £12 (£9 children/conc.), sunderlandculture.org.uk