Trafalgar Entertainment acquires Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre

Trafalgar Entertainment has acquired The Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow.  It is the live entertainment company’s first Scottish venue, and the 1,449-capacity theatre is one of the oldest in the country. The Pavilion Theatre will become part of Trafalgar Entertainment’s Trafalgar Theatres vision, which is made up of Trafalgar Theatre in London’s West End, the Theatre …

Stockton Globe boasts strong ticket sales since 2021 reopening

The Stockton Globe theatre has reported ticket sales worth £6m (€7m/$7m) since reopening in 2021.  The Grade II-listed Art Deco venue in Stockton-on-Tees in the UK, operated by Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), reopened following a £28m refurbishment. It had been closed as an entertainment venue for over 40 years, briefly returning in the 1990s as …

Broadway theatre owner Jujamcyn Theaters set to combine with UK’s Ambassador Theatre Group

Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns five Broadway theatres, is set to merge with International Entertainment Holdings Limited, the parent company of Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG). ATG already owns two Broadway theatres as well as more than 50 venues across the UK and Germany. President of Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, will sit on the board as the …

Sale of Pavilion Theatre to ATG falls through

Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre has confirmed that there will be no further discussions with Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) over the potential sale of the venue. The 1,449-capacity theatre was put up for sale last year with a reported price tag of £3.9m ($4.6m/€4.4m).  Theatre manager Iain Gordon, who has been at the venue for over four …

Tottenham Hotspur partners with ATG to bring theatre to local young people

Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has partnered with Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) to enhance young people’s engagement with theatre in the London Borough of Haringey.  Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has partnered with Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) to enhance young people’s engagement with theatre in the London Borough of Haringey. West End in Tottenham will …

2021 in review – March

In March, the long journey towards the approval of the Viagogo and StubHub merger by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) began, with the CMA stating it proposed to accept the deal.  The $4.05bn merger between Viagogo and StubHub would be dependent on the selling off of all StubHub’s businesses outside of North America.  …