Howard Panter Explained

Honorific Prefix:Sir
Howard Panter
Birth Name:Howard Hugh Panter
Occupation:Theatre producer and manager
Spouse:Rosemary Squire
Children:3

Sir Howard Hugh Panter is a British theatre impresario and theatre operator. With his wife Rosemary Squire he ran the Ambassador Theatre Group from about 1995 until 2016; they remain directors and shareholders of the company.[1] When they left the active management of ATG, they bought Trafalgar Studios (the former Whitehall Theatre), which became the centre of a new company, Trafalgar Entertainment.[2] [3]

In a guide to "the 100 most influential people in UK theatre" published by The Stage, Panter and Squire were placed first each year from 2010 to 2016.[4] In 2013 they were placed first in the theatre section of the Evening Standard 'Power 1000'.[5]

Panter received a knighthood in the 2013 Birthday Honours.[6] [7]

Career

In 1991, with Sir Eddie Kulukundis and the brothers Peter and John Beckwith, Panter became a director of a company which bought the Duke of York's Theatre and in 1992 was renamed The Duke Of York's Theatre (Holdings) Limited. It later bought the Ambassadors Theatre, and was again renamed, to Ambassador Theatre Group.

In 2016 Panter and Squire ceased to manage the Ambassador Theatre Group. They bought Trafalgar Studios (the former Whitehall Theatre) from the group, and made it the centre of a new company, Trafalgar Entertainment.[2] [3] [8] [9]

Other roles

Panter is on the development board of LAMDA,[10] and was chairman of the Rambert Dance Company for ten years.[11] In March 2020 he was appointed chair of The Birmingham Rep Theatre.[12] [13] He is a director of Rocky Horror Company Limited.[14]

Reception

Panter and Squire have received a number of joint awards and recognitions:

Panter received a knighthood in 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours for "services to theatre".[22]

Personal life

Panter met Rosemary Squire at the Queen's Theatre in London, where both were working during his production of And a Nightingale Sang with Patricia Routledge.[23] Simon Callow was his best man at their wedding.[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire step down from top ATG roles. What's on Stage. 17 May 2016. 5 August 2019.
  2. News: Theatre's power couple step back from ATG to run Trafalgar Studios. The Guardian. 17 May 2016. 5 August 2019. Burn-Callander. Rebecca.
  3. News: Sir Howard Panter: 'It can cost a producer £5m if a musical goes wrong'. The Telegraph. 15 April 2018. 5 August 2019. Venning. Nicola.
  4. Web site: Ambassador Theatre Group founders break Stage 100 record. The Guardian. 7 January 2016. 5 August 2019.
  5. Web site: The Power 1000 – London's most influential people 2013: Imagineers, Theatre. Evening Standard. 19 September 2013. 5 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Howard Panter knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours. What's on Stage. 15 June 2013. 1 August 2019.
  7. Web site: Sir Howard Panter 'humbled' to receive knighthood. What's on Stage. 27 November 2013. 5 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Sir Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire Announce New Roles. British Theatre. 17 May 2016. 5 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire to Step Down from Helm of Ambassador Theatre Group. Playbill. 18 May 2016. 5 August 2019.
  10. Web site: LAMDA – Development Board. https://web.archive.org/web/20060622124836/http://www.lamda.org.uk/development/boards/development.htm. dead. 22 June 2006. 22 June 2006. 2 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Queen opens £20million Rambert dance centre on London's South Bank. Evening Standard. 21 March 2014. 5 August 2019.
  12. Web site: New season announced at Birmingham REP. What's on Stage. 9 March 2020. 10 September 2020.
  13. Web site: The husband and wife who built a theatre empire. BBC News. 30 March 2015. 5 August 2019.
  14. Web site: Companies House official records for Rocky Horror Company Limited. Companies House. 5 August 2019.
  15. http://issuu.com/atgtickets/docs/atgmagazine_autumnwinter2008 ATG Magazine Autumn/Winter 2008 by ATG Tickets
  16. Web site: London's 1000 most influential people 2010: Theatre. https://web.archive.org/web/20101122143718/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-home/article-23897752-londons-1000-most-influential-people-2010-theatre.do. dead. 22 November 2010. Thisislondon.co.uk. 15 November 2010. 31 July 2014.
  17. Web site: 250 of the Most Influential People in Greater Manchester. https://web.archive.org/web/20130201004847/http://shop.menmedia.co.uk/250-of-the-most-influential-people-in-greater-manchester-184-p.asp. dead. 1 February 2013. 1 February 2013. 2 January 2018.
  18. Web site: The Stage / News / ATG's Panter and Squire complete Stage 100 hat-tri…. https://archive.today/20120912230045/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/34828/atgs-panter-and-squire-complete-stage-100. dead. 12 September 2012. 12 September 2012. Archive.is. 2 January 2018.
  19. Web site: The Stage / News / ATG retains top spot in Stage 100. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917040639/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/30896/atg-retains-top-spot-in-stage-100. dead. 17 September 2011. 17 September 2011. 2 January 2018.
  20. Web site: ATG's Panter and Squire break Andrew Lloyd Webber's record to top The Stage 100 for sixth year in a row – News. The Stage. 31 December 2014. 2 January 2018.
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  22. Web site: Birthday Honours List 2013 . 14 June 2013. 14 June 2013. HM Government.
  23. Web site: Howard Panter, theatrical ambassador. David. Teather. 10 September 2010. 2 January 2018. Theguardian.com.

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