First Family Entertainment

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First Family Entertainment was an entertainment group specialising in pantomime and other family theatre entertainment, formed in January 2005 as a joint venture between the producers David Ian for Live Nation and Howard Panter for the Ambassador Theatre Group.

First Family Entertainment was taken over by Qdos Entertainment from the 2017/18 season.^[1]

Productions[]

2010/2011 Productions[]

12 Productions are now planned for the 2010/2011 season.^[2]

The planned production of Sleeping Beauty at the Sunderland Empire was cancelled. Replaced with the musical 'White Christmas, running from 19 November 2010 until 1 January 2011.

• Aylesbury Waterside - Cinderella (10-Dec-10 to 9-Jan-11)
• Theatre Royal, Brighton - Cinderella (17-Dec-10 to 9-Jan-11)
• Bristol Hippodrome - Dick Whittington (11-Dec-10 to 2-Jan-11) with Barbara Windsor, Eric Potts &
• Churchill Theatre, Bromley - Aladdin (3-Dec-10 to 9-Jan-11)
• King's Theatre, Glasgow - Snow White (3-Dec-10 to 9-Jan-11)
• Liverpool Empire Theatre - Aladdin (10-Dec-10 to 2-Jan-11) with Les Dennis
• Manchester Opera House - Snow White (3-Dec-10 to 2-Jan-11)
• Milton Keynes Theatre - Jack and the Beanstalk (10-Dec-10 to 16-Jan-11)
• Richmond Theatre - Sleeping Beauty (10-Dec-10 to 16-Jan-11)
• Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent - Robinson Crusoe (9-Dec-10 to 9-Jan-11)
• New Wimbledon Theatre - Peter Pan (17-Dec-10 to 16-Jan-11)
• New Victoria Theatre, Woking - Snow White (11-Dec-10 to 16-Jan-11)

2009/2010 Productions[]

12 Productions were staged for the 2009/2010 season.^[2]

• Theatre Royal, Brighton - Peter Pan (4-Dec-09 to 3-Jan-10)
• Bristol Hippodrome - Snow White (11-Dec-09 to 10-Jan-10)
• Churchill Theatre, Bromley - Sleeping Beauty (4-Dec-09 to 17-Jan-10)
• King's Theatre, Glasgow - Aladdin (04-Dec-09 to 17-Jan-10)
• Liverpool Empire Theatre - Peter Pan (10-Dec-09 to 3-Jan-10)
• Manchester Opera House - Aladdin (5-Dec-09 to 3-Jan-10)
• Milton Keynes Theatre - Cinderella (4-Dec-09 to 17-Jan-10)
• Richmond Theatre - Snow White (4-Dec-09 to 10-Jan-10)
• Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent - Dick Whittington (10-Dec-09 to 10-Jan-10)
• Sunderland Empire - Peter Pan (12-Dec-09 to 10-Jan-10)
• New Wimbledon Theatre - Aladdin (4-Dec-09 to 17-Jan-10)
• New Victoria Theatre, Woking - Cinderella (4-Dec-09 to 10-Jan-10)

2008/2009 Productions[]

12 Productions were produced for the 2008/2009 season with the addition of the Hippodrome, Bristol and the Empire, Liverpool to the list of venues.^[2]

• Theatre Royal, Brighton - The Wizard of Oz (5-Dec-08 to 4-Jan-09)
• Bristol Hippodrome - Cinderella (12-Dec-08 to 11-Jan-09)
• Churchill Theatre, Bromley - Cinderella (5-Dec-08 to 18-Jan-09)
• King's Theatre, Glasgow - Cinderella (28-Nov-08 to 11-Jan-09)
• Liverpool Empire Theatre - Cinderella (11-Dec-08 to 4-Jan-09)
• Manchester Opera House - Peter Pan (6-Dec-08 to 4-Jan-09)
• Milton Keynes Theatre - Peter Pan (5-Dec-08 to 18-Jan-09)
• Richmond Theatre - Peter Pan (5-Dec-08 to 11-Jan-09)
• Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent - Snow White (11-Dec-08 to 11-Jan-09)
• Sunderland Empire - Aladdin (5-Dec-08 to 4-Jan-09)
• New Wimbledon Theatre - Cinderella (5-Dec-08 to 18-Jan-09)
• New Victoria Theatre, Woking - Aladdin (5-Dec-08 to 18-Jan-09)

2007/2008 Productions[]

10 productions were staged for the 2007/2008 season with the addition of the Sunderland Empire, owned by Live Nation.^[2]

• Theatre Royal, Brighton - Cinderella (7-Dec-07 to 6-Jan-08)
• Churchill Theatre, Bromley - Peter Pan (30-Nov-07 to 13-Jan-08)
• Kings Theatre, Glasgow - Sleeping Beauty (30-Nov-07 to 12-Jan-08)
• Manchester Opera House - Cinderella (8-Dec-07 to 6-Jan-08)
• Milton Keynes Theatre - Aladdin (7-Dec-07 to 20-Jan-08)
• Richmond Theatre - Cinderella (7-Dec-07 to 20-Jan-08)
• Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent - Cinderella (13-Dec-07 to 13-Jan-08)
• Sunderland Empire Theatre - Cinderella (8-Dec-07 to 6-Jan-08)
• New Wimbledon Theatre - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (7-Dec-07 to 20-Jan-08)
• New Victoria Theatre, Woking - Peter Pan (7-Dec-07 to 13-Jan-08)

2006/2007 Productions[]

9 productions were staged for the 2006/2007 with the addition of the Manchester Opera House as a venue. Pantomimes at the Opera House have previously been produced by and more recently Qdos Entertainment.^[2]

• Theatre Royal, Brighton - Aladdin (14-Dec-06 to 14-Jan-07)
• Churchill Theatre, Bromley - Mother Goose (1-Dec-06 to 14-Jan-07)
• Kings Theatre, Glasgow - Aladdin (1-Dec-06 to 13-Jan-07)
• Manchester Opera House - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (9-Dec-06 to 7-Jan-07)
• Milton Keynes Theatre - Cinderella (7-Dec-06 to 21-Jan-07)
• Richmond Theatre - Jack and the Beanstalk (8-Dec-06 to 20-Jan-07)
• Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent - Aladdin (21-Dec-06 to 14-Jan-07)
• New Wimbledon Theatre - Peter Pan (7-Dec-06 to 14-Jan-07)
• New Victoria Theatre, Woking - Cinderella (7-Dec-06 to 21-Jan-07)

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