The Minack Theatre

2021-07-19

The Minack Theatre is Cornwall's world popular open- air theatre, carved into the granite cliff and set in superb gardens overlooking the remarkable panorama of Porthcurno Bay. The Minack Theatre is Cornwall's international famous open-air theatre, carved into the granite cliff and set in superb gardens overlooking the astonishing landscape of Porthcurno Bay. From above it appears as although a few wandering Greeks, thousand years ago, had carved a theatre into the granite cliffs of Porthcurno, Cornwall. In truth, it become just beneath 80 years ago that there has been not anything there besides a sloping gully of gorse and heather and below that, the ocean of the Atlantic Ocean. The summer theatre season runs from May to September presenting drama, musicals and opera on this maximum dramatic of settings. Day site visitors can explore this international famous open-air theatre comprised of a cliffside at Porthcurno via Rowena Cade. The sub-tropical gardens have come to be an established preferred, in particular for gardeners with a taste for the unique. The succulent plants thrive on the open cliffside supplying an added sprint of shade to the Minack all year round.