Great West End Theatres
| Great West End Theatres | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marc Sinden |
| Presented by | Sir Donald Sinden |
| Narrated by | Marc Sinden |
| Opening theme | Things Ain't What They Used To Be performed by Ben Webster |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sally Burton |
| Producer(s) | Jo Gilbert |
| Camera setup | Sony HD |
| Running time | 50-95 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) |
Marc Sinden Productions & Real Holywood Productions for Great Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky Arts |
| Picture format |
HD (1080i) (for broadcast) PAL (576i) (for Region All DVD) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | 2013 |
| Original release | 3 August 2013 |
| External links | |
Official Website |
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Great West End Theatres is a documentary series detailing the history, architecture and theatrical anecdotes of the 40 West End Theatres of London (as covered by the monthly Society of London Theatre list), released individually as All-Region DVDs and also as digital downloads and the first 10 episodes were broadcast from 3 August 2013 in the UK by the BSkyB digital satellite channel Sky Arts 2 and were chosen as "Pick of the Day" by the London edition of Time Out magazine.
Presented by Sir Donald Sinden and described by The Stage newspaper as "Promises to be the most definitive guide to Theatreland", it features many of the West End's star actors, actresses and practitioners discussing the theatres that they are associated with, such as Anthony Andrews, Steven Berkoff, Simon Callow, Charles Dance, Roy Hudd, Gillian Lynne, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Shaw and Samuel West.
Directed and narrated by Marc Sinden, written and researched by Shaun McKenna, it is produced by Jo Gilbert for Great Productions.
In their review of the series, the British Theatre Guide said "This film is as close as one can get to standing on the stage taking an ovation. This series is beautifully filmed and gets the balance exactly right between classy camera work, history, reminiscence and gossip."
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