Great Productions is a

Pinewood Studios Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England. It is approximately west of central London. The studio has been the base for many productions over the years from large-scale films to t ...

-based film production company, specialising in

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and

documentaries A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". The American author and media analyst Bill ...

Productions

Their current project is filming the 40-part documentary series ''

Great West End Theatres ''Great West End Theatres'' is a documentary series planned and intended to detail the history, architecture, and theatrical anecdotes of all forty West End Theatres of London (as covered by the monthly Society of London Theatre list). The ten ep ...

''. 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." The ''

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'', in its review, stated the "lovely documentary series is made by the director

Marc Sinden Marcus Andrew Sinden (born 9 May 1954) is an English actor, director and producer. Sinden has worked in film and theatre (mainly in London's West End) as both actor and producer and directed the documentary series '' Great West End Theatres'' ...

. Its star, and – it transpires – the best documentary frontman of all time, is his actor-father: Sir Donald Sinden, 90 years old next month. Sir Donald has been let loose, offering anecdotes and memories apparently as they occur to him and the effect is enchanting beyond belief. It is also, at times, incredibly funny. One has the sense of a lifetime spent in this world, being poured out for our delight like glasses of vintage champagne. ''Great West End Theatres'' is financed privately, in order that artistic control can be maintained and this shows in every loving, angle-free moment. More money is now in the process of being raised from investors. It seems to me rather important that the series should be completed: this is popular history at its best." The first 10 episodes were broadcast from 3 August 2013 in the UK by the

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digital satellite channel

Sky Arts 2 Sky Arts (originally launched as Artsworld) is a British free-to-air television channel offering 24 hours a day of programmes dedicated to Highbrow, highbrow arts, including theatrical performances, films, documentaries and music (such as ope ...

. The company has three feature films and several further documentaries slated for production.

References

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