The Minack Theatre (01736 810181)
Minack Theatre, on the cliffs at Porthcurno, Cornwall, TR19 6JU
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The Minack Theatre is Cornwall's world famous open-air theatre, built into the cliff face at Porthcurno. The theatres summer season runs from May to September presenting drama, musicals and opera in this most dramatic of settings.
The Minack theatre is open to visitors year round. You can explore this world famous open-air theatre created from a cliff side at Porthcurno by Rowena Cade. The sub tropical gardens are an established favorite, especially for gardeners with a taste for the exotic. The succulent plants thrive on the open cliff side providing an added dash of colour to the Minack all year round. This is also an on site cafe, allowing guests to have lunch looking out over the theatre and cliffs.
"Minack" in Cornish means a rocky place and the black headed crag below the theatre has always drawn local fishermen. Until the 1930’s they had the gorse filled gully to themselves and the cliffs echoed to the cries of gulls not actors.
From 1931 until she died in 1983 the Minack Theatre was planned, built and financed by one woman - Rowena Cade.
Find out more about the Minack Theatre on Purely Penzance
Photo from www.minack.com
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