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Qdos Entertainment is one of the largest entertainment groups in Europe. Formed by Nick Thomas in 1999, it currently employs 1300 full-time staff across its businesses.^[1] The company’s administration centres are in London’s Covent Garden and Scarborough with scenic & costume facilities in Beverley, East Yorkshire and Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

Pantomimes

Qdos Entertainment is the world’s largest pantomime producer,^[2] with over 600 productions over the last 31 years.

In 2017 it was announced^[3] that Qdos Entertainment would expand further and produce pantomimes for ATG venues (previously produced by First Family Entertainment) from the 2017-2018 season; bringing the total number of pantomimes produced under the Qdos banner to 35.

Theatres and Hospitality

Qdos Entertainment’s subsidiary HQ Theatres & Hospitality Ltd is the second largest regional theatre operator in the UK.^[4]

Venue

Location

Contract Start Year^[5]

Seated capacity

Wycombe Swan Theatre

High Wycombe

2005

1076^[6]

Wyvern Theatre

Swindon

2005

635^[7]

Cliffs Pavilion

Southend-on-Sea

2006

1657^[8]

Palace Theatre

Westcliff-on-Sea

2006

611

Orchard Theatre

Dartford

2008

956^[9]

Beck Theatre

Hayes

2009

600^[10]

White Rock Theatre

Hastings

2009

1082^[11]

G Live

Guildford

2011

1031^[12]

Watford Colosseum

Watford

2011

1392^[13]

Crewe Lyceum Theatre

Crewe

2013

677^[14]

Swindon Arts Centre

Swindon

2014

200^[15]

Churchill Theatre

Bromley

2016

781^[16]

Pub/Restaurants, Rooms and Cottages

HQ Theatres and Hospitality also owns and manages the award-winning^[18] Copper Horse Restaurant & Cottages at Seamer near Scarborough, The Mayfield Hotel in Seamer ^[19] , The Plough Inn in Scalby in North Yorkshire and The Yew Tree Cafe also in Scalby plus other accommodation properties totaling over 50 bedrooms.

Artiste Management

Qtalent (formerly International Artistes) looks after a number of high-profile performers and actors as well as many of the UK’s top writers, producers and directors.

Cruise Ship Entertainment

The company supplies and maintains productions to Cunard Queen Victoria, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth cruise ships and the new P&O Cruises ship Britannia.

Design and Print

A subsidiary company called Adverset Media Solutions is based in Scarborough and provides design, new media and printing services to the commercial, tourism and entertainment industries, in tandem with Qdos Entertainment’s extensive in-house requirements.

Holiday and Leisure Entertainment

In April 2014 the TED Group, which was part of the Qdos Entertainment Group, was sold through a Management Buy Out.^[20]

References

1. ^{{cite web | title = The Stage / Reviews / The entertainment masters with the light touch - Nick Thomas and Jon Conway | publisher = The Stage | year = 2004 | url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/4672/the-entertainment-masters-with-the-light | accessdate = 2010-08-25}}
2. ^{{cite web | title = Qdos sells more than 2m tickets in record financial year | publisher = The Stage | year = 2010 | url= http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/19882/qdos-and-ffe-sell-more-than-2m-tickets-in | accessdate = 2010-08-25}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=ATG dumps panto division to reunite with Qdos|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2017/atg-dumps-panto-division-reunite-qdos/|website=The Stage|accessdate=18 April 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Alistair|title=ATG’s Live Nation purchase cleared by OFT|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2010/02/atgs-live-nation-purchase-cleared-by-oft/|publisher=The Stage|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=About HQ Theatres|url=https://www.hqtheatres.com/about|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Venue Hire, Wycombe Swan|url=https://wycombeswan.co.uk/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=5D04C4AF-92B4-4BC4-878A-A298DF05CBDC&menu_id=16120C36-AD4D-4F52-9B4A-97DB1CE527B1|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Venue Hire, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon|url=https://wyverntheatre.org.uk/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=6E42577E-861C-4253-9571-DC7642733B9A&sessionlanguage=&menu_id=749DA6DD-9DD1-4B48-AA10-D2614642ECC4&menu_id=749DA6DD-9DD1-4B48-AA10-D2614642ECC4|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Conferencing, Southend Theatres|url=https://southendtheatres.org.uk/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=AA3366FF-720E-4F48-BD0D-80A12FA427C1&sessionlanguage=&menu_id=D7506033-C54E-46FD-B928-F49C291AED1D|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Venue Hire, Orchard Theatre Dartford|url=https://orchardtheatre.co.uk/Online/article/VenueHire?menu_id=039E5F02-E929-4482-8178-903AD1DD3E21|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Venue Hire, Beck Theatre, Hayes|url=https://becktheatre.org.uk/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=98E4B977-3B36-4AE4-B1F8-138258236CD6&sessionlanguage=&menu_id=878EBFEA-E6EE-4931-A70F-47E34DFE2DD8|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://whiterocktheatre.org.uk/Online/Venue-Hire|title=Venue Hire, White Rock Theatre, Hastings|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-10}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Venue Hire, G Live Guildford|url=https://glive.co.uk/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=D6A7C6F1-68EA-4189-BF8A-43FEB51B085A&menu_id=C4819B40-2AEE-45E4-B025-7B5265997ADA&menu_id=C4819B40-2AEE-45E4-B025-7B5265997ADA|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Venue Hire, Watford Colosseum|url=https://watfordcolosseum.co.uk/online/article/venue_hire|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=Venue Hire, Crewe Lyceum Theatre|url=https://www.crewelyceum.co.uk/Online/article/room_theatre_hire_conferencing|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Seating Plans|url=https://swindontheatres.co.uk/Online/swindonseatingplan|accessdate=3 April 2014}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=Venue Information|url=https://churchilltheatre.co.uk/Online/venue-information-churchill|website=Churchill Theatre|accessdate=12 December 2016}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=HQ Theatres Hospitality|url=http://www.hqtheatres.com/hospitality|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
18. ^{{cite web|last=Gerrard|first=Neil|title=Ten winners of Les Routiers 2012 Awards announced|url=http://www.catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk/Articles/20/2/2012/342396/ten-winners-of-les-routiers-2012-awards-announced.htm|publisher=Caterer and HotelKeeper|accessdate=4 July 2013}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=Futurist Task Group - Questions for Stakeholders|url=http://democracy.scarborough.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=18993|publisher=Scarborough Borough Council|accessdate=4 July 2013|format=PDF|year=2010}}
20. ^{{Cite news|url = http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/business/2014/04/tedgroup-breaks-free-qdos-management-buy/|title = TEDGroup breaks free from Qdos in management buy-out|last = Quinn|first = Michael|date = 3 April 2014|work = |accessdate = 28 May 2014}}