Industry Entertainment Founder Nick Thomas Type Limited liability company | Key people Nick J Thomas Founded 1999 | |
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Website qdosentertainment.co.uk Headquarters Scarborough, North Yorkshire | ||
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.
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Pantomimes
Qdos Entertainment is the world’s largest pantomime producer, with over 600 productions over the last 30 years. In the 2015/2016 season it produced 24 pantomimes.
Notable cast members include:
David Hasselhoff, Brian Conley, Shane Richie, Julian Clary, Craig Revel Horwood, Gok Wan, Lisa Riley, Lesley Joseph, Christopher Biggins, Joe Pasquale, Nigel Havers, May McFettridge, Elaine C Smith, Alan McHugh and Jordan YoungTheatres and Hospitality
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.
Pub/Restaurants, Rooms and Cottages
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.
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.