Minack, the Coolest Theater in the World

By Queuebot in Architecture, Travel on Feb 17, 2010 at 6:13 am

Open air theaters are usually associated with the cultures of ancient Rome and Greece but the tradition is still going strong in the windswept but beautiful landscape of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Although it resembles an ancient artifact, the Minack Theater is less than a hundred years old! It is made of solid stone and perched directly over the sea, so it will probably see Shakespearean productions for centuries to come.

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Joseph Hayes
Feb 17th, 2010 at 9:52 am
We have friends who have played on the Minack stage, and we’ve seen a production of “Midsummer Night’s Dream” during which the full moon came up out of the ocean. A magical place.
DOuglas2
Feb 17th, 2010 at 10:11 am
And with the amount of white-noise produced by the waves breaking on the shore, it is probably just as well that they do Shakespeare where most of the audience knows the words and the plot.
At least that’s what I surmise. I could be wrong.
LisaL
Feb 17th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Looks great. I’m not much in to plays, but I would def go see one there.
Hola
Feb 17th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Beautiful setting.
sidecar_jon
Feb 17th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
I to saw Midsummers night dream there, when the sun went down it got very cold (a good tip take something insulation to sit on)but bats flew round the lights catching summer moths and fishing boats showing thier lights sailed past… good if you get bored easily.
snichael
Feb 17th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
The Cornwall coast? Ah, yes — if you look closely, you can see the Major General’s Daughters climbing over the rocks, chased by the Pirates of Penzance themselves, accompanied by a Doctor of Divinity who is Located in this Vicinity…
Cola
Feb 17th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Oh man, that looks like an awesome place to take some great photos for fantasy book covers and bodice rippers.

I’d love to visit.

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