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Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young
Since 1982, Qdos has produced more than 750 pantomimes, their focus on regional theatres making the Qdos pantomime season the highlight of the theatrical year for audiences at major theatres across the UK, including The King s, where they first took the reins in 1999 with a production of Cinderella, starring Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Dorothy Paul.New Chief Executive Michael Harrison, who studied at Edinburgh Queen Margaret College before going on to form Michael Harrison Entertainment, says, The creation of Crossroads Pantomimes marks an exciting next step in the evolution of pantomime, joining our unique experience as leading pantomime producers with the skill, resource and investment of Crossroads Live. Our operation will remain firmly rooted in the UK and will build on the long tradition of pantomime, but continue to push the genre forward, as we’ve done over the past two decades.”
Dick Whittington at the London Palladium (2017)
Global entertainment company Crossroads Live has acquired Qdos Pantomimes, the leading producer of pantomime across the UK.
Crossroads Pantomimes will be led by Crossroads Theatrical Group chairman David Ian, whose production company was bought by the group in 2019, with former Qdos pantomimes managing director Michael Harrison as chief executive.
The acquisition will see Nick Thomas, who founded Qdos in 1982, step down from the pantomime business. Qdos has produced over 750 pantomimes at dozens of major UK theatres.
Thomas and Harrison oversaw the return of pantomime to the London Palladium after a 30-year absence, with a new production of
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