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Howard Panter

Sir Howard Panter
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Sir Howard Panter in 2010
Born Howard Hugh Panter
(1949-05-25) 25 May 1949 (age 67)
Middlesex, England, UK
Occupation Theatre producer, theatre manager, businessman
Spouse(s) Rosemary Squire, Lady Panter, OBE
Children Katherine "Kate" Panter (born 2002)
Jennifer Brodie (born 1986)
Daniel Brodie (born 1987)

Sir Howard Hugh Panter (born 25 May 1949) is a multi-award winning British theatre impresario and theatre operator. He is a founder, co-owner, joint chief executive and creative director of the Ambassador Theatre Group LTD. (ATG) (whose subsidiary companies include Sonia Friedman Productions and First Family Entertainment). He has over 40 years’ experience in the Arts and Entertainment industry gained in organisations such as the Royal Court Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company and Michael Codron Ltd.

As Creative Director of ATG Productions, Howard has produced and co-produced musicals and drama for the West End, internationally and on national tours. Howard is a Director of Rocky Horror Company Limited. He was Chairman of the English Shakespeare Company and Director of West End theatre owners Maybox Group plc. Howard serves on the LAMDA Development Council and is currently Chair of Rambert Dance Company.

Howard and his wife/business partner, Rosemary Squire OBE are always highly ranked in The Stage 100 – the industry newspaper’s guide to the 100 most influential people in UK Theatre. Between 2010 – 2016 they topped The Stage 100 for a record-breaking seven years making them the most successful entrants on the list ever. In 2013, the pair were placed first in the Evening Standard ‘Power 1000’ Theatre section. Howard received a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2013 for services to theatre.

Sir Howard was born in Hillingdon Hospital in 1949.

His first unpaid "showbiz" job was as impresario and stage manager for the group the Norsemen in Iwerne Minster, Dorset.

One of his first jobs was as a technician with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre. From there, he pursued a career in Stage Management with The Royal Court Theatre and then went on to work for Woodfall Films, where in 1969, he worked as Stage Manager on a production of Hamlet starring Nicol Williamson as Hamlet and Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia.

Throughout the 1970s, Panter worked in areas such Stage Management, Technical Management, Lighting Design and Directing for a number of companies including Soho Poly, Knightsbridge Productions (as Production Associate), King's Head Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Michael Codron Ltd. In the late 1970s, Panter became a Producer for the Stirling Rigg Organisation.


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