HQ Theatres
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HQ Theatres Is the UK’s second largest owner and operator of provincial theatrical venues. It a part of the Qdos Entertainment
Group.
and Hetherington Seelig Theatres (HST) formed a new collaboration – HQ Theatres Limited.
The combination of Qdos’ production expertise and HST’s theatre management skills saw the creation of a financially strong, innovative and expert company.
In August 2006, HQ Theatres was chosen by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council to take over the operation and management of Southend Theatres, Cliffs Pavilion and Palace Theatre.
In May 2007 HQ Theatres was awarded the management contract for the Beck Theatre, Hayes, by the London Borough of Hillingdon.
In October 2007, Qdos Entertainment
announced a major expansion, acquiring Hetherington Seelig Theatres and becoming the UK’s third largest and fastest growing owner and operator of provincial theatrical venues.
Qdos Entertainment
Qdos Entertainment was formed by Nick J Thomas in 1986 and is one of the largest broad-based entertainment groups in the UK.-Pantomimes:Qdos Entertainment is the world’s largest pantomime producer, developing 22 pantomimes in the 2011/2012 season in the UK...
Group.
History
In 2006 Qdos EntertainmentQdos Entertainment
Qdos Entertainment was formed by Nick J Thomas in 1986 and is one of the largest broad-based entertainment groups in the UK.-Pantomimes:Qdos Entertainment is the world’s largest pantomime producer, developing 22 pantomimes in the 2011/2012 season in the UK...
and Hetherington Seelig Theatres (HST) formed a new collaboration – HQ Theatres Limited.
The combination of Qdos’ production expertise and HST’s theatre management skills saw the creation of a financially strong, innovative and expert company.
In August 2006, HQ Theatres was chosen by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council to take over the operation and management of Southend Theatres, Cliffs Pavilion and Palace Theatre.
In May 2007 HQ Theatres was awarded the management contract for the Beck Theatre, Hayes, by the London Borough of Hillingdon.
In October 2007, Qdos Entertainment
Qdos Entertainment
Qdos Entertainment was formed by Nick J Thomas in 1986 and is one of the largest broad-based entertainment groups in the UK.-Pantomimes:Qdos Entertainment is the world’s largest pantomime producer, developing 22 pantomimes in the 2011/2012 season in the UK...
announced a major expansion, acquiring Hetherington Seelig Theatres and becoming the UK’s third largest and fastest growing owner and operator of provincial theatrical venues.
Theatres
- Beck TheatreBeck TheatreThe Beck Theatre is a 600 seat theatre in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was built in 1977 at a cost of £2.5 million.It was one of 40 buildings considered for the Royal Institute of British Architects London region award in 1978, and won an Access Award from Hillingdon Council for...
, HayesHayes, HillingdonHayes is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon, West London. It is a suburban development situated west of Charing Cross. Hayes was developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries as an industrial locality to which residential districts were later added in order to house factory workers... - Cliffs PavilionCliffs PavilionCliffs Pavilion is a live theatre in Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, which seats 1,630 and offers an assortment of variety acts....
, Southend - Palace Theatre, Southend
- Watford Colosseum, WatfordWatfordWatford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...
- Wycombe SwanWycombe SwanWycombe Swan is an HQ theatre in High Wycombe. The theatre in opened in November 1992 by Wycombe District Council and has been acquired by HQ Theatre since. it has a capacity of 1076. It presents a varied programme including a pantomime every Christmas. At the Swan itself there were 280...
& Town Hall, High WycombeHigh WycombeHigh Wycombe , commonly known as Wycombe and formally called Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe until 1946,is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of Charing Cross in London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town... - Wyvern TheatreWyvern TheatreThe Wyvern Theatre in Swindon, Wiltshire is named after the mythical wyvern which was once the emblem of the Kings of Wessex. It was opened on 7 September 1971 by Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Philip....
, SwindonSwindonSwindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east... - White Rock TheatreWhite Rock TheatreWhite Rock Theatre is a medium-scale receiving house venue owned by Hastings Borough Council situated on the seafront of Hastings, East Sussex, on the south coast of England...
, HastingsHastingsHastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900.... - The Orchard Theatre, DartfordDartfordDartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
- G Live, GuildfordGuildfordGuildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
Board Members
- Nick Thomas, Chairman
- Derek Nicholls, Chief Executive Officer
- Stephen Hetherington, Non-Executive Chairman
- Joseph Seelig, Non-Executive Director
- Paul Parnaby, Finance and Commercial Director
- Jon Conway, Director