Tuesday, 30 May 2017

The Minack Theatre

This carefully brought up young lady was the unlikely creator of the Minack Theatre, a spectacular  outdoor theatre that clings to the cliffside near to Porthcurno Beach below Land's End in Cornwall.




Porthcurno Beach.
An early photo of the terrain where the theatre was created.

Rowena Cade
was very hands on!
And here's the result.


Past performances are inscribed on the concrete seats.
Don't worry, if you come to a performance you can hire a cushion!

The children were having a lot of fun.


If you like succulents then this is the garden for you!



























It's quite a show!


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22 comments:

  1. Tom Stephenson30 May 2017 at 14:32

    What an amazing feat and achievement. A life's work which really is a legacy for a change.

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    1. Share my Garden4 June 2017 at 13:53

      I get real pleasure in discovering these carefully nurtured women who buck the trend and do their own crazy thing!

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  2. Susan Kane30 May 2017 at 16:24

    I wonder if they had any idea how grand these first few stones would be.

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  3. POIROT30 May 2017 at 16:53

    We visited there in 2014, and really astonished at her enthusiasm to make the amazing theatre and garden. Our labour for making garden is far easy compared to her.

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    1. Share my Garden4 June 2017 at 13:57

      I have visited Cornwall many times but never seen this theatre before. What a treat it was! I spoke to the two gardeners who told me that the ultra violet light in the area creates the lushness of the planting.

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  4. Come Away With Me30 May 2017 at 21:28

    What a breathtaking setting, and I love the story of how it came to be. Just shows what can be done when we put our mind to something and have good help!

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    1. Share my Garden4 June 2017 at 13:59

      It really teeters on the hillside. Now I'm really keen to attend a performance.

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  5. Coulda shoulda woulda31 May 2017 at 03:37

    I love this place and need to visit some time soon.

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    1. Share my Garden4 June 2017 at 14:00

      A new discovery for me, Shoulda, I trod very carefully!

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  6. Stephanie Berry31 May 2017 at 06:08

    Wow! Gorgeous. I think I'd have vertigo there. The gardens are lovely. Thanks for the beautiful photos.

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    1. Share my Garden4 June 2017 at 14:02

      Vertigo - you and me both. It must be quite a business at a performance getting too and from your seat in the darkness.

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  7. donna baker31 May 2017 at 06:44

    I love it. It is amazing.

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    1. Share my Garden4 June 2017 at 14:03

      Isn't it just, such a crazy idea, she must have been quite a character.

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  8. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe31 May 2017 at 09:36

    What a beautiful legacy she has left.

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  9. Merlesworld31 May 2017 at 15:36

    What a great place.
    Merle.........

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    1. Share my Garden4 June 2017 at 14:06

      Given the British weather the concept of an outdoor theatre is rather ridiculous - but fabulous!

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  10. angryparsnip31 May 2017 at 20:44

    This is a beautiful post today.
    Every photo is a treat.
    cheers, parsnip and thehamish

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    1. Share my Garden4 June 2017 at 14:08

      I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Parsnip. Perhaps some of the planting is familiar to you, it looks very exotic to my eyes.

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  11. Rain 1 June 2017 at 15:11

    Wow, that is a beautiful theater and garden!

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