Qdos Entertainment
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Scarborough |
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Key people
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Nick J Thomas |
| Website | qdosentertainment.co.uk |
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. The company’s administration centres are in London’s Covent Garden and Scarborough with scenic & costume facilities in Beverley and Scarborough.
Qdos Entertainment is the world’s largest pantomime producer, with over 600 productions over the last 30 years. In the 2017/2018 season it will produce 35 pantomimes including Dick Whittington at the London Palladium.
It was announced in January 2017 that Qdos Entertainment will produce pantomimes for ATG venues (previously produced by First Family Entertainment) for the 2017/18 season onwards.
Notable cast members include: Paul O'Grady, Brian Conley, David Hasselhoff, Marti Pellow, Duncan James, Julian Clary, Amanda Holden, John Barrowman, Craig Revel Horwood, Shane Richie, Gok Wan, Lesley Joseph, Lisa Riley, Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke, Steve McFadden, Nigel Havers, The Chuckle Brothers, Simon Webbe, Joe Pasquale, Lee Mead, Jodie Prenger, Joe McElderry, Jaymi Hensley, Jessie Wallace and Gareth Gates
Qdos Entertainment’s subsidiary HQ Theatres & Hospitality Ltd is the second largest regional theatre operator in the UK.
The company also operates its own restaurants & bars in all HQ Theatres.
HQ Theatres and Hospitality also owns and manages the award-winning Copper Horse Restaurant & Cottages at Seamer near Scarborough, The Mayfield Hotel in Seamer and The Plough Inn in Scalby in North Yorkshire plus other accommodation properties totaling over 50 bedrooms.
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.
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.
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.
In April 2014 the TED Group, which was part of the Qdos Entertainment Group, was sold through a Management Buy Out.
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