| Address | Malvern, Worcestershire England |
|---|---|
| Owner | Waldo Lanchester and Muriel Lanchester |
| Type | Puppet |
| Production | Shakes versus Shav |
| Opened | 1936 |
| Years active | 1936–1969 |
The Lanchester Marionettes, a professional puppet theatre, was co-founded in 1936 by Waldo and Muriel Lanchester. The 50-seat Lanchester Marionettes Theatre in Malvern, Worcestershire, England was “the only theatre in the country exclusively to be used for marionettes.”[1] George Bernard Shaw’s final play, Shakes versus Shav, was written for the Lanchester Marionettes in 1949.[2]