The Theatre of Small Convenience
The Theatre of Small Convenience
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| Address | Edith Walk Malvern, Worcestershire United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 52°06′43″N 2°19′47″W / 52.11194°N 2.32972°W |
| Owner | Malvern Hills District Council |
| Operator | Dennis Neale |
| Designation | World's smallest commercial theatre |
| Type | specialist, puppetry |
| Capacity | 12 |
| Opened | November 1999 |
| Closed | 25 February 2017 |
| Years active | 18 |
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| www.wctheatre.co.uk | |
The Theatre of Small Convenience is a theatre in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. In 2002 it entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's smallest commercial theatre, seating up to 12 people. It is less than half the size of the previous record holder, the Piccolo Theatre in Hamburg, Germany. The theatre will close on 25 February 2017 and the future of the building is currently unknown.
The theatre is located in Edith Walk, Great Malvern. Local puppeteer Dennis Neale started work on the theatre in 1997, opening for the first show in November 1999. The theatre's name comes from the building's original purpose – it was converted from a derelict Victorian gentlemen's public convenience. It is trapezoidal in shape, 16 feet (4.9 m) long and from 6 feet (1.8 m) to 10 feet (3.0 m) wide.
The theatre regularly hosts puppetry, professional and amateur actors, drama, poetry, storytelling and opera, and has become a regular venue of the Malvern Fringe Festival. In 2005 the theatre was chosen as one of the venues for an international puppetry festival.
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