Located at the foot of the Malvern Hills, Malvern Theatres is a centre for the arts in the West Midlands. Home of the Malvern Festivals, founded by Bernard Shaw and Barry Jackson in 1929, the theatre underwent a lottery-funded refurbishment in 1997. Malvern Theatres boasts a selection of plays, music, comedy, dance, film and education work, in addition to having a movie theatre under its roof as well.