We sadly lost a true light in the world of light entertainment this weekend. Wishing all our love to Barry's family at this very difficult time. You'll be missed our dear friend, thank you for every single Chuckle.
It’s a very sad day in Pantoland as we mark the passing of our much-loved friend, the legendary Bobby Ball. His comic and pantomime legacy will never be forgotten and we send our deepest condolences to his beloved family, and, of course, his best pal Tommy.
There is nothing like a Dame, and there was no one like Barbara Windsor. Small in stature, mighty in brilliance. An icon of pantomime we will sorely miss.
All of us at Qdos Entertainemnt are sending
@jimmyosmond
and his family our very best wishes. For today’s press statement on
@brumhippodrome
panto visit
In these unprecedented times we are delighted to announce the continuation of our annual pantomime tradition - presenting a galaxy of stars in Pantoland at The Palladium, an all-new celebration of festive cheer, charm and campery from 12 December 2020!
We're delighted to announce that our Chairman, Nick Thomas
@qdosnick
has been awarded an MBE for services to Entertainment and Charity in the Queen's Birthday Honours
Our 2020 season is fully announced! From Birmingham to Bristol, Manchester to Milton Keynes, Newcastle to Nottingham, the Palladium to Plymouth and Southampton to Stoke, thanks to
@TNLUK
we are forging ahead to bring you the much-needed joy and laughter we’ve all been missing.
It's an exciting day in Qdos, with no less than a sweet 16 venues starting rehearsals today! Best of luck to all our hard-working companies' heading out onto the rehearsal room floors!
As the curtains come down, the audiences head home and venue staff lock up, to ALL our fantastic crews, casts and bands (in fact everyone that helps us make our shows happen) safe journeys home and enjoy a well deserved day off tomorrow! ☃️🎀🎁😴
We say thank you and a fond farewell to eleven of our fabulous panto companies this weekend. As far apart as Aberdeen and Southend, and everywhere in between, thank you for helping us make magic this season.
For fans and friends alike, tune in to ‘Rock On, Tommy: The Bobby Ball Story’ tonight on ITV1 at 5.30pm. Featuring many famous and familiar faces of pantomime, the life and laughter of our dear friend Bobby will be duly celebrated, narrated by his best pal, Tommy.
As the curtain falls on 2019, we wish all of you in panto land (and beyond it) a very Happy New Year with every best wish for 2020 from everyone at Qdos Entertainment.
On Christmas Eve
@meetthemacs
had his final performance in Scotland, yesterday he had a days rehearsal at short notice to stand in for the wonderful
@TheMattSlack
, and today he performed at
@brumhippodrome
in Goldilocks and the Three Bears - this was the result!🎪🐻
We continue to send our love to our great friend Jimmy, but join us in wishing
@DarrenDOfficial
ALL the luck in the world as he takes to the
@brumhippodrome
stage and gets his Hook into Peter Pan for the first time.
It's a fond farewell to another 8 pantomimes this weekend, spanning England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Thank you to all our fabulous companies and venues for helping us spread festive joy to many thousands of theatregoers!
To our wonderful venues, casts, crews, bands, staff, audiences and followers, Happy
#LoveTheatreDay
from all at Qdos Entertainment! With 35 productions this is our biggest season to date and we can't wait to share the magic of our pantomimes with you all!
Our thoughts are with June Whitfield’s family at this very sad time. A leading light of entertainment and pantomime has dimmed. Dear June, you were absolutely fabulous in every way.
As its
#PantoDay
, we’re sending our best wishes to the world of pantomime; to creatives, actors, musicians, crew members and all venue staff, all of whom help us bring magic to the festive masses every single year.
With shows cast, scripts being sent, launches launched, posters done, shoots shot, meetings prepped and 35 shows ready to go, our magical season awaits in just six weeks time!
Roll up! Roll up! We're so excited to announce that the sensational
@JDonOfficial
will be joining this year's
@brumhippodrome
Panto as The Evil Ringmaster in Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
It’s an exciting day in Pantoland, and one we’ve worked hard and dearly hoped for. With thanks to
@TNLUK
our 2020 season officially begins at
@TRPlymouth
and
@LondonPalladium
today!
Today's the day! Our final two performances of the 2018/19 season. To each and every one of our 35 companies, our venues, casts, crews, musicians and to YOU, our wonderful audiences, THANK YOU for making it truly magical.
Our final two pantos have come to a close, which marks the end of our 2017/18 season 😥BUT... we're already planning plenty of surprises and exciting castings for the year ahead.
THANK YOU to our amazing audiences, companies, venues and staff for making this season so magical!
We’ll be sharing some exciting casting news later on today for two more, brand-new pantomimes. We are working closely with our venue partners and following all guidelines to ensure our season goes ahead safely for all.
Me Babbies, me Bairns! Berwick is back! We’re delighted to announce we will be staging pantomime at the
@grandoperayork
starring Berwick Kaler and company! The legend does indeed return, in an all-new production of Dick Turpin Rides Again!
We're delighted to be nominated for this year's
#OlivierAwards
for Best Entertainment and Family for
@SnowWhiteLDN
, the award we took home last year! Congrats to our amazing company, crew, staff and cast!
Well, we might not have picked up an
@OlivierAwards
this year, but we’re very proud to have been nominated, and we have plenty of surprises already planned for this year’s
@LondonPalladium
pantomime.
This morning 9 of our pantomimes go into rehearsal, they'll be joining the other 4 venues who have been rehearsing over the past couple of weeks - wishing everyone a magical panto season...we are back!🙌🌟
It’s a sad day in pantoland as we bid a fond farewell to a few of our productions. To all those shows closing we hope you have a fantastic final day and thank you for helping us make magic for so many theatregoers.
And that’s it. Two final shows at
@brumhippodrome
and our season comes to an end. We couldn’t (and wouldn’t) do it without all of our theatres, casts, crews, creatives and audiences. Thank you all. 🎤 ⬇️
Who says panto isn’t rock’n’roll? Not us! It’s a busy day for our amazing transport and logistics teams as we’re moving in excess of 91 trucks to venues across the country, the biggest entertainment move of the year! Safe travels to all our teams! 🚛🚚🚛🚚
From Wicked Queens to the real one, we're *incredibly* proud of
@QdosNick
who received his MBE from The Queen last week. Congratulations from your Qdos family!
Roll up! Roll up! We're back at the
@LondonPalladium
this Christmas with a brand new production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears! Follow
@PalladiumPanto
for all the information. On sale next Friday 31 May!
.
@QdosPantomimes
has announced that socially distanced pantos will go ahead at Newcastle Theatre Royal (
@TheatreRoyalNew
) and Southampton’s
@mayflower
this year, enabled by support from the National Lottery (
@TNLUK
)
Now for something truly fabulous!
@JohnBarrowman
is back with us in panto, and this time in heels, to star as the Wicked Queen in
@BristolHipp
's panto Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!
#BristolPanto
👠🍎👠🍎👠
It's a happy day in pantoland, as we wish Mr Panto himself, our very own
@QdosNick
, a very happy birthday on behalf of all our staff and our pantomime companies across the country!
As the curtains rise on our final shows this side of Christmas, we send festive greetings to all of you. And to all our busy teams up, down and across the country, safe travels home or to wherever you’re spending tomorrow from all at Qdos Entertainment🎄🎄🎄
Coming to
@mayflower
this Christmas, thanks to
@TNLUK
, we are delighted to be bringing panto to Southampton in an all-new production of Sleeping Beauty. The legendary Joe Pasquale and Lesley Joseph lead the cast in a specially created Southampton show.
News just in! Buy your tickets (or 5, 6, 7, 8) to see Steps sensation
@Ianhwatkins
star in
@SwanseaGrand
’s spectacular pantomime Cinderella alongside the Grand’s Grande Dame
@KevJohnscymru
!
Following today’s announcements regarding Tier 3 restrictions we are reviewing all options for our shows in the locations affected by these measures. Customers will hear from theatres directly in the coming days, with refunds guaranteed should our shows not be able to continue.
Today we bid a fond farewell to fifteen of our shows, from as far north as Aberdeen to the south coast of Southampton. To all those companies, thanks for all the magic!We’re not done yet though...we have eleven pantos still going strong!
Today’s the day Sleeping Beauty opens at
@mayflower
!
@itreallyisjoe
, Lesley Joseph and
@CeriDupree
are ready to raise the curtain and much-needed, socially distant smiles in Southampton thanks to
@TNLUK
🙌🏼
.
@QdosNick
and
@MHARRISON_ENT
backstage at last night's
@OlivierAwards
. We are all happy as Larry (in every sense of the world) and extremely proud our Palladium pantomime has been so widely recognised.
From as far north as Aberdeen and as far south as, well, Southampton, we say goodbye to a few more of our productions this weekend. Catch them while you still can!
On
#WorldTheatreDay
we not only celebrate our industry but those that work with us to make our seasons magical each and every year.
To ALL our partner venues, company members, audiences, staff, friends and colleagues, THANK YOU from everyone at Qdos Entertainment.
This week we lost one of the greatest lights in the world of light entertainment. Our Chairman
@QdosNick
had this to say in
@TheStage
. Dearest Doddy, may you rest in peace. All at Qdos Entertainment salute you.
We are over the moon to announce that the Grande Dame of Panto
@onebiggins
will star as Dame Trot in Jack and the Beanstalk
@OrchardTheatre
this Christmas Season! Grab your tickets now.
Chuffin' great news to defrost your Friday!
@1BillyPearce
celebrates his 20th
@BradfordTheatre
panto this year and will star as Wishee Washee in Aladdin!
Happy
#PantoDay
to everyone up and down the country who are working so hard on this year's season, we ❤️ being back in pantoland where we belong
#YearOfLove
Following today's further tier changes, we are sorry not to be entertaining audiences up and down the country as planned. Robinson Crusoe at
@TRPlymouth
continues until 3 Jan and Sleeping Beauty at
@mayflower
opens this weekend.
As one season finishes, another begins!
Ever wondered what the
@XRoadsPantos
team do throughout the year? Under the leadership of
@MHARRISON_ENT
, putting on 24 pantos across the UK takes a full year!
Take a look at our 365 days of panto feature below!