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Founders Matthew Churchill, Charlie Burnell, Colin Wilkinson, Henry Meakin
Website www.visitlondon.com/peterpan
Why it made our list
Three Sixty Entertainment’s first production, Peter Pan, was the smash hit live show of 2009. Out-selling the West End’s Mamma Mia!, the tented production which uses state-of-the-art 360 degree projection effects to transport the audience right into the middle of the story, enjoyed a fantastic initial run in Kensington Gardens, followed by a stint in the O2’s Millennium Gardens before heading to San Francisco. Co-founder Colin led an unprecedented funding effort securing £2.75m from 58 separate angel investors in just four months. With more adaptations of children’s classics on the horizon, and a theatre model that can travel the globe, Three Sixty Entertainment is on course to become one of the most successful theatre ventures of the decade.
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How do our winners measure up? Regional split - London 60%, South East 15%, North West 8%, Midlands 5%, South West 4%, Scotland 3%, Wales 2%, East 2%, North East 1%. The North West is pulling its weight this year in position 3 as it didn't feature in the Top 5 regions in 2008.