ATG Entertainment

ATG Entertainment
Company typeLimited company
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1994
Founders
Headquarters
Woking, Surrey
,
United Kingdom
Number of locations
More than 64 venues and 1 cinema complex in 3 countries (UK, USA & Germany)
Key people
  • Ted Stimpson (Chief Executive)
  • Tony Ball (Executive Chairman)
  • ShanMae Teo (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Michael Lynas (Managing Director – Content)[1]
Owner
Number of employees
11,000 (December 2022)[5]
WebsiteOfficial website

ATG Entertainment, formerly The Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG),[6] is a major international live entertainment organisation headquartered in the United Kingdom, with offices in Woking (head office), London, New York, Sydney, Mannheim and Cologne. ATG's key operations comprise three inter-related activities: venue ownership and management, ticketing and marketing operations, and show productions.[7]

ATG runs more than 64 venues in Britain, the US and Germany. The company is among the most prolific theatre producers in the world with co-productions in the UK, New York, across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.[8] It is involved in event ticketing services through ATG Tickets, LOVEtheatre and Group Line.

The company was founded and run by the husband-and-wife team of Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire OBE, who topped The Stage 100 list of prominent UK theatre personalities from 2010 to 2016.[9]

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  2. ^ Lang, Brent (21 October 2013). "Providence Equity Buys Leading Stake in Ambassador Theatre Group". TheWrap. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Completed acquisition by The Ambassador Theatre Group Limited (ultimately controlled by Exponent Private Equity LLP) of the theatres formerly owned by Live Nation (Venues) UK Ltd " Archived 24 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Office of Fair Trading, 24 February 2010. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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  5. ^ "Meet our people". 5 December 2022.
  6. ^ Abourizk, Michael (15 April 2024). "Ambassador Theatre Group rebrands as ATG Entertainment". Broadway News. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Tim McFarlane to be CEO of ATG Asia/Pacific". Ambassador Theatre Group. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  8. ^ "Backstage: The Story Of The Ambassador Theatre Group". London Theatre Direct. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Ambassador Theatre Group founders break Stage 100 record". The Guardian. London. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-21-01.