Minack
- Theatre ID1088
- Built / Converted1933
- Dates of use
- 1949 - 1939: continuing
- Current stateExtant
- Current useTheatre (Seasonal open-air theatre)
- AddressPorthcurno, Cornwall, TR19 6JU, England
- Website
Details
The creation in every sense of Rowena Cade. Hewn out of granite cliffs on the farthest rocky tip of Cornwall, a wildly romantic theatre where the backdrop to the circular stage is the moody Atlantic. Work began in 1932 on what is probably one of the finest and most skilfully adapted open-air playhouses. Seating is amphitheatre style, with the stone decorated with celtic designs. Visited by companies from all over the country, productions are from June to September, and range from Shakespeare and Restoration comedy to Ayckbourn.
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Events
- 1949 - 1939 Use: continuing
- 1933 Design/Construction:
- Rowena Cade - Architect
- 1932 Owner/Management: Rowena Cade, owner
- 1951 Owner/Management: National Council of Social Science
- 1954 Owner/Management: Rowena Cade
- 1976 Owner/Management: Minack Theatre Charitable Trust
- Capacities
- Original: 600
- Current: 750
- Listings
- Grade Not listed
- Stage type
- See assessment
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Dimensions
- Proscenium width: N/A
- Height to grid: N/A
- Inside proscenium: N/A
- Orchestra pit: N/A
- Unreliable anecdotesMiss Cade was reputed to have fired a gardener when he refused to help!




