QUINTAIN (2017 - Present)
On 12th January 2016 it was announced that the Avesco Group PLC had come to an agreement to sell the freehold of the Wembley studios to Quintain.
"Avesco Group PLC Tuesday said subsidiary Fountain Television Ltd has agreed to sell its television studios in Wembley for GBP16 million, and this sale is likely to lead to the closure of the Fountain Studios business, as it reported a swing to a pretax profit in its most recently ended financial year. The studios are most well known as the venue for the live stages of 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent'.
Fountain has agreed to sell the freehold land and buildings at the studios to Quintain Wembley Fulton Road Ltd for GBP16 million in cash, and at the same time has also agreed to enter into a lease back of the premises from the buyer at a nominal rent for up to five years."
Alliance News Limited/Morning Star
Quintain took possession of the site on 1st March 2017 at midnight and have since started a public consultation on their 'Fulton Quarter Masterplan" which is likely to see the studios and adjacent retail park developed into a mixed use site.
In the shorter term however various events have been staged at the studios, including the MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 After Party, and a charity function in aid of the Elton John Aids Foundation. The studios have also been used as a rehearsal space and as a rave/night club venue.
"Avesco Group PLC Tuesday said subsidiary Fountain Television Ltd has agreed to sell its television studios in Wembley for GBP16 million, and this sale is likely to lead to the closure of the Fountain Studios business, as it reported a swing to a pretax profit in its most recently ended financial year. The studios are most well known as the venue for the live stages of 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent'.
Fountain has agreed to sell the freehold land and buildings at the studios to Quintain Wembley Fulton Road Ltd for GBP16 million in cash, and at the same time has also agreed to enter into a lease back of the premises from the buyer at a nominal rent for up to five years."
Alliance News Limited/Morning Star
Quintain took possession of the site on 1st March 2017 at midnight and have since started a public consultation on their 'Fulton Quarter Masterplan" which is likely to see the studios and adjacent retail park developed into a mixed use site.
In the shorter term however various events have been staged at the studios, including the MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 After Party, and a charity function in aid of the Elton John Aids Foundation. The studios have also been used as a rehearsal space and as a rave/night club venue.
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2017 music video featuring stars of McFly that was shot at the studios after Fountain had vacated.
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In 2018 The Martinez Brothers hosted a rave at the studios.
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Troubadour / Wembley Park Theatre (2018 - Present)
It was announced on 23rd May 2018 that Troubadour Theatres had taken a lease on the studios and would work to create a start of the art theatre running for the remainder of the site's life. Since then the company have invested in many changes to the site, including refurbishing the scene dock area into a public bar and holding space, and sympathetically remodelling the canteen into a restaurant which goes by the name of 'Studio Five'.
Various theatre productions have been hosted in the old studios since 2018, and television also made a reappearance during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Stand Up To Cancer & Little Mix: The Search both being shot in the studios in recent years.
It was announced on 23rd May 2018 that Troubadour Theatres had taken a lease on the studios and would work to create a start of the art theatre running for the remainder of the site's life. Since then the company have invested in many changes to the site, including refurbishing the scene dock area into a public bar and holding space, and sympathetically remodelling the canteen into a restaurant which goes by the name of 'Studio Five'.
Various theatre productions have been hosted in the old studios since 2018, and television also made a reappearance during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Stand Up To Cancer & Little Mix: The Search both being shot in the studios in recent years.
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Little Mix: The Search (2020)
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Stand Up To Cancer (2021)
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Troubadour are actively marketing the studios as a film and television production space, as well as a theatre: https://www.troubadourtheatres.com/wembley-park-studios
More information:
Wembley Park Theatre: https://www.troubadourtheatres.com/wembley-park-theatre
Studio Five Restaurant: https://studiofive.restaurant/
More information:
Wembley Park Theatre: https://www.troubadourtheatres.com/wembley-park-theatre
Studio Five Restaurant: https://studiofive.restaurant/
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