Welcome to The Minack Theatre
The Minack Theatre is Cornwall's world famous open-air theatre
Our summer season of theatre runs from May to September presenting drama, musicals and opera in this most dramatic of settings. Visit us by day and explore this world famous open-air theatre created from a cliffside at Porthcurno by Rowena Cade.
Our sub-tropical gardens have become an established favourite, especially for gardeners with a taste for the exotic. The succulent plants thrive on the open cliffside providing an added dash of colour to the Minack all year round.
About The Minack Theatre
The Minack Theatre is the most famous cliffside open-air theatre in Britain, possibly in the world; from above it looks as though some wandering Greeks, two thousand years ago, had carved a theatre into the granite cliffs of Porthcurno. In fact, it was just under eighty years ago that there was nothing there except a sloping gully of gorse and heather and below that, the sea of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Minack Theatre, Visitor Centre and Coffee Shop are private property, once belonging to Rowena Cade. In 1976 it was placed in the hands of a specially formed Charitable Trust, of which Miss Cade was the senior trustee. Much of her life's work had been dedicated to creating, building, carving and caring for "My beloved theatre" and she continued to take an active interest in its progress until her death in 1983.
Contact Details and Location Map
If you would like further information about The Minack Theatre
please use the following contact details
Address: The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6JU
Telephone: 01736 810181 | Email: info@minack.com
please use the following contact details
Address: The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6JU
Telephone: 01736 810181 | Email: info@minack.com
The blue marker on the Google map indicates our approximate location. Use the '+' and '-' buttons near the top left of the map to zoom in and out. Use the arrow buttons or click and drag to pan around.