Minack Theatre
Information and Box Office: 01376 810181
Fax: 01736 810779
Email: info@minack.com
Web: www.minack.com
Many a visitor arrives at the Minack Theatre imagining it was built by invading Romans. If Caesar's legions had come this far they might have been beguiled by the beauty of the place, but the truth is as remarkable as this enduring fiction.
From 1931 until she died in 1983, the Minack Theatre was planned, built and financed by one determined woman - Rowena Cade.
"Minack" in Cornish means a rocky place and the black headed crag below the theatre has always drawn local fisherman. Until the 1930s they had this gorse filled gully to themselves and the cliffs echoed to the cries of gulls not actors. Since "The Tempest" was first produced in 1932, the plays of Shakespeare have provided a central focus to every season at the Minack. Rowena Cade admired Shakespeare greatly. His poetry paints all the scenery that is needed: yet it is never upstaged by the theatre's dramatic backdrop. While Shakespeare has stood the test of time, almost every other sort of entertainment has been tried at the Minack - comedy, tragedy, farce, opera, musical, Gilbert & Sullivan, mime, ballet, concert, gang show, son et lumiere and male voice choir. Gilbert & Sullivan have been to second only to Shakespeare in coming back year after year.
Visit this stunning open-air theatre for breathtaking views and spectacular shows. During a visit, explore the Visitor Centre to find out more about Rowena Cade and her passionate devotion to theatre. Minack Theatre is located in Porthcurno, 3 miles from Land's End on the B3283.