theminack
theatre & visitor centre
on the cliffs at Porthcurno, Penzance TR19 6JU Box Ofi ce and information 01736 810181
www.minack.com
OPEN ALL YEAR Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun: Entry: 9.30am – 5.00pm (closes 5.30pm)
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Every Wednesday, Friday Jun 13-17 & 20-24 and Sun Sep 24
Entry: 9.30am – 11.30pm (closes noon for afternoon performance)
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more ago, had carved a theatre into the cliff. The Minack however did not exist before 1932, since when it has grown from a gorse filled gully sloping steeply down to the sea, into the magnificently equipped theatre we see today. It is the creation and life’s work of Rowena Cade. Her exhibition centre, opened in Easter 1988, contains exciting displays of archive and interpretive material, photographs and much more. So if you fancy, Shakespeare, Gilbert and Sullivan or Mozart in the open air, the Minack Theatre is an essential stopover, but don’t forget a cushion and your thermal long johns.
Then on to Sennen, one of Cornwall’s smoothest beaches with shining sand. On summer days the Atlantic rollers break and fall as rhythmically as though they were drawn by a ruler. Here there is a wonderful stretch of silver sand and you can walk to the coastguard look-out and visit the Cove Lifeboat Station about a mile and a half from Land’s End. You might call this romantic village America’s neighbour!
Finally, Land’s End. This granite headland has undergone considerable improvements in recent years. It now provides accommodation, good food, and a complete day of fascination for all. Every narrow road that takes you towards Land’s End and the host of small villages is entrancing. Here, standing at Cornwall’s most westerly point where England truly does end, with the dramatic cliff tops and cruel crash of waves pounding below, you will feel as though you are going to fall off the very edge of the British Isles. Here the English Channel, the Atlantic and the Irish Sea all collide, and it is where hundreds of ships have met their end. Some say that commercialisation has ruined this last stop in England.
DAYTIME VISITING PRICES
(including access to the cafe) Adult £4.00
Over 60 £3.00 Age 12-15 £2.00 Age 11 & under FREE* *up to 3 per paying adult ____________________________
CHILDREN’S SHOWS check website for details
2011 PRODUCTIONS SURFING TOMMIES - MAY 23 to 27 GUYS & DOLLS - MAY 30 to JUN 3 CANTERBURY TALES - JUN 6 to 10
FANTASTIC MR FOX - JUN 13 to 17 ALICE - JUN 20 to 24
OUTSIDE EDGE - JUN 27 to JUL 1
THE DEATH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES JUL 4 to 8
HAMLET - JUL 11 to 15
MADAME BUTTERFLY - JUL 18 to 22 THE LION IN WINTER - JUL 25 to 29
CYRANO DE BERGERAC - AUG 1 to 5 THIEVES’ CARNIVAL - AUG 8 to 12 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING AUG 15 to 19
PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE AUG 22 to 26
ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD - AUG 29 to SEP 2
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - SEP 5 to 9 OUR TOWN - SEP 12 to 16
PIRATES OF PENZANCE - SEP 19 to 23 PROMS AT MINACK - SEP 24 & 25
Isles of Scilly escape for the day or stay a while
Call 0845 710 5555 or visit
www.ios-travel.co.uk Cruise from Penzance
Fly from Land’s End · Newquay · Exeter · Bristol · Southampton ATOL exempt
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© Keven Law 2008
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