The Theatre of Small Convenience From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Theatre of Small Convenience a The Theatre of Small Convenience Address Edith Walk Malvern, Worcestershire United Kingdom Coordinates 52.11194°N 2.32972°W Operator Dennis Neale Designation Worlds smallest commercial theatre Type specialist, puppetry Capacity 12 Opened November 1999 Website 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 worlds smallest commercial theatre, seating up to 12 people.[1] It is less than half the size of the previous record holder, the Piccolo Theatre in Hamburg, Germany.[2][3] The stage during a puppet show The theatre is located in Edith Walk, Great Malvern. Local puppeteer Dennis Neale started work on the theatre in 1997,[2] opening for the first show in November 1999.[4] The theatres name comes from the buildings original purpose – it was converted from a derelict Victorian gentlemens 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.[2] 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.[5] Contents [hide] 1 Productions 2 See also 3 References 4 External links
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