SEASON

2023
Welcome to the Minack
performance season 2023

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28 March - 14 April
The Massive Tragedy of
Madame Bovary
lovingly derailed by John Nicholson
a Minack Theatre & Ha Hum Ah production
Emma Bovary is bored with her provincial life and her boring
provincial husband. But Emma loves novels. And in novels,
life is much more fun – until it becomes Massively Tragic!
2 - 13 April
Giants
by John Brolly and Ben Sutcliffe
a Minack Theatre production
A riotous reimagining of the legend of Cormoran, the
terrible giant of St Michael’s Mount, packed full of songs
and fun. Perfect afternoons for all the family.
7 April
People’s String Foundation
Passionate theatrics woven with an Urban Gypsy sound.
“Stonking, earthy, organic, delicate, and barn-storming.”
Charles Hazlewood (conductor/composer).
20 April - 4 May
Further than the
Furthest Thing
by Zinnie Harris
a Minack Theatre Production
The inhabitants of a remote island in the middle of the
Atlantic find their lives blown apart when the outside world
comes calling. A sensitive portrait of a community in crisis.
5 May
Mark Harrison Band
With catchy tunes, lyrics that intrigue and engage, and
striking rhythms, they make you smile, think and move.
Mark Harrison takes elements of roots music, including
folk, blues and gospel, to create something that is very
much his own genre.
7 - 10 May
One Man and his Cow
presented by Living Spit
A rural romp from “The Morecambe and Wise of Weston-
Super-Mare”, featuring a multitude of agricultural antics
and farmyard frolics, all told with homespun charm and
wit and entirely in rhyme and song.
11 - 13 May
Fisherman’s Friends
The Buoys from Port Isaac return once more to the
Minack Theatre for three fabulous nights of shanty
singing.
1 4 - 18 May
The Battling Butlers
presented by Bash Street Theatre
A family love story about a father and son double-act.
The Battling Butlers is a study in role-reversal and
the inevitability of change - a unique blend of physical
theatre, circus skills and original songs.
19 May
This Is The Kit
presented by The Cornish Bank
This Is The Kit is the pseudonym of songwriter/banjo
strummer/pinhole camera lover/ Winchester born,
Paris dweller Kate Stables, who is making albums of
cataclysmic honesty and welcoming tonal embraces.
23 - 25 May
Shake It Up
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Using Shakespeare’s language, audience suggestions and
overactive imaginations, ShakeItUp create a brand-new
Shakespeare play live on stage, with live music, songs and
plenty of laughs.
Shake It Up : The Improvised Shakespeare Company
26 May
Simon & Garfunkel Through
the Years
presented by Seventh Avenue
Simon and Garfunkel Through The Years has been
critically acclaimed as the world’s greatest tribute show
to Simon & Garfunkel. Having toured the globe for the
past 10 years, selling out theatres and receiving standing
ovations, Simon and Garfunkel Through The Years is a
masterpiece not to be missed.
29 May - 2 June
Kipps
music by George Stiles & David Heneker
book by Julian Fellowes
presented by BROS Theatre Company
Flash Bang Wallop!
Bursting onto the Minack stage in May is West End hit
show Kipps, the new ‘Half a Sixpence’ musical.
7 - 22 June
Calvino Nights
loosely inspired by the folktales of Italo Calvino
Mike Shepherd & the Minack Theatre
The wild possibility of fire, feast and fun-filled fiasco!
Calvino Nights is a show for those who’ve lost their moral
compass (it’s where you left it!) or for those who simply
need a good night out!
9 June
Eleven Magpies
Eleven Magpies chart a whirling journey through
humorous miniatures and sorrowful madrigal-esque
beauty, into unexpected flights that land in serene
stillness. Guaranteed to entertain and nourish the soul.
16 June
London Bulgarian Choir
Led by native Bulgarian singer Dessislava Stefanova,
the London Bulgarian Choir takes us on a journey around
Bulgaria, exploring the landscapes of the voice and the
creative traditions of this land.
26 - 28 June
Glassworks
presented by Kevos and Cheap Date
The music of Philip Glass and Bryce Dessner brought to
life by Cornwall’s most imaginative dance company and
contemporary music specialists, Kevos.
7 - 9 July
Seth Lakeman
West Country folk musician Seth Lakeman returns to the
Minack for three days.
10 - 11 July
Lullaby of the Tides
by Jan Stroud
A Minack Education project
In a land suffering from a terrible drought, the village
children embark on a quest to find the Rainmakers and
save their country. A spectacular song-cycle inspired by
South American myths.
12 - 13 July
Antigone
by Sophocles translated by Don Taylor
presented by the Minack Acting Academy
In the battle of opposing ideologies there are no winners.
One of the world’s greatest dramas performed by
students of the Minack Acting Academy.
15 July
Stars on the Cliffside
presented by the Minack Musical Theatre
Academy
An epic journey through musical theatre history as the
Minack Musical Theatre Academy students perform
classic songs from your favourite shows.

16 - 21 July
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
presented by Illyria
Viola is shipwrecked in Illyria, a land where nothing makes
sense. Her only chance for survival is to make use of her
quick wit. It could all end in tears - even if they are of
laughter.

Simon and Garfunkel Through the Years 24 - 27 July

30 June Blithe Spirit

Brass Spectacular
Camborne Town Band perform a variety of pieces
and genres, whilst also featuring some of the band’s
outstanding soloists.
by Noël Coward
presented by Ilkley Playhouse
Life and the afterlife get complicated when Charles and
Ruth find themselves haunted by the jealous ghost of
Charles’s first wife in Noel Coward’s classic comedy.

3 - 6 July 28 July
Measure for Measure Leskyn Kernow
by William Shakespeare Cornwall’s Big Band
presented by Moving Stories Made up entirely of Cornwall’s finest jazz musicians, and
Liberty and justice, corruption and innocence. led by musical director Patrick Bailey, the big band will
Shakespeare’s timeless tragi-comedy set among the dark lead you through an evening of swing band classics, plus a
corners of the corridors of power could have been written few more surprises along the way.
for today.

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin © Simon Wallace
30 July – 3 August
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
by Louis de Bernières, adapted by Rona Munro
presented by Shattered Windscreen
This stage adaptation of  Louis de Bernières’ best-selling
epic novel, set in occupied Kefalonia, is a gripping tale of
love and humanity struggling against the horrors of war.
4 August
The Winner Takes It All
by Pandvani108
presented by the Crick Crack Club
Tricksters, deities, strange childhoods, complicated
marriages and cosmic crises collide in the hands of the
ever-exuberant Pandvani108 ensemble. If you like your
long stories short, then this is for you!
6 - 10 August
A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams
presented by Next Stage Theatre Company
Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, set in the jazz-soaked
streets of New Orleans, is a powerful and iconic portrait
of love, lust and loneliness.
11 August
The Breath
presented by Midnight Mango
The Breath is guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer/
flautist Ríoghnach Connolly . References to Celtic history
and cultural loss are woven into a bewitching collection
of songs that span beguiling ballads and punch-the-air
anthems.
13 - 17 August
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Teen Edition
music Dan Gillespie Sells, book & lyrics Tom
MacRae presented by the British Theatre
Academy
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in
Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified
about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation.
Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your
dreams come true.
18 - 19 August
13 : The Musical
by Jason Robert Brown
presented by the British Theatre Academy &
Minack Education
t’s tough being a teen. When 13 year old Evan Goldman
moves from New York to Indiana, he faces the challenge of
a new school just when he’s grappling with growing up.
22 August - 1 September
Tom’s Midnight Garden
adapted by David Wood from the book by
Philippa Pearce. A Minack Theatre Production
When Tom is packed off to spend the summer with his
dull relations, he has no idea of the strange and haunting
midnight adventure that awaits him - when the clock
strikes 13.
25 August
Sarah McQuaid
“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music
… Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and
Lana Del Rey.” —Trust The Doc
The Breath © York Tillyer
4 - 8 September 22 September
Evita Gwenno
music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim An evening with acclaimed Welsh/Cornish music star
Rice. Presented by Helston Theatre Company Gwenno.
Who can resist Rice and Lloyd Webber’s epic musical
life of the backstreet girl who becomes the First Lady 29 September
of Argentina, packed with show stopping hits including
‘Oh, What a Circus’, ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’ and, of Femmes de la Mer
course, ‘Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina’ . Femmes De La Mer are a 14 strong crew hailing from
across Cornwall. Each individual member brings a unique
11 - 15 September sound to the group, yet it’s their blend of a cappella
harmonies that has gained them recognition amongst sea
The Threepenny Opera shanty communities.
by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
English translation by Robert David MacDonald 6 - 8 October
new lyrics translated by Jeremy Sams
presented by OVO Proms at the Minack
It’s a bumper day in the beggary business - thieves are featuring the Royal Marine Band
on the make, whores are on the pull, the police are on the Celebrate the end of summer with a selection of classical
take and Mack the Knife is back in town… and contemporary music plus traditional Last Night of
the Proms favourites.
19 September - 5 October
o-region and the Minack Theatre present the
Kneehigh production of
FUP and ...
based on the novel by Jim Dodge check out our afternoon storytelling
A hilarious and heartwarming tale of a Grandaddy, his events for families with young
Grandson and an ass-kicking duck who will change their
world forever. FUP is an uproarious, modern fable set in a
children. New tales and old favourites
wild and wonderful Cornwall a bit like this one. every week during school holidays.
See website for details.

FUP - original production at the Kneehigh Asylum © Steve Tanner

 The Minack Theatre Schedule 2023
Tuesday 28 March Monday 24 April
2pm Madame Bovary 7.30pm Furthest Thing
7pm Madame Bovary Tuesday 25 April
Wednesday 29 March 2.30pm Furthest Thing
7pm Madame Bovary 7.30pm Furthest Thing
Thursday 30 March Wednesday 26 April
2pm Madame Bovary 7.30pm Furthest Thing
7pm Madame Bovary Thursday 27 April
Sunday 2 April 2.30pm Furthest Thing
3.30pm Giants 7.30pm Furthest Thing
7pm Madame Bovary Friday 28 April
Monday 3 April 7.30pm Sarah Brown
3.30pm Giants Sunday 30 April
7pm Madame Bovary 2.30pm Furthest Thing
Tuesday 4 April 7.30pm Furthest Thing
3.30pm Giants Monday 1 May
Wednesday 5 April 7.30pm Furthest Thing
3.30pm Giants Tuesday 2 May
7pm Madame Bovary 2.30pm Furthest Thing
Thursday 6 April 7.30pm Furthest Thing
3.30pm Giants Wednesday 3 May
7pm Madame Bovary 7.30pm Furthest Thing
Friday 7 April Thursday 4 May
7pm People’s String Foundation 2.30pm Furthest Thing
Sunday 9 April 7.30pm Furthest Thing
3.30pm Giants Friday 5 May
7pm Madame Bovary 7.30pm Mark Harrison Band
Monday 10 April Sunday 7 May
3.30pm Giants 3.30pm One Man
7pm Madame Bovary 7.30pm One Man
Tuesday 11 April Monday 8 May
3.30pm Giants 7.30pm One Man
Wednesday 12 April Tuesday 9 May
3.30pm Giants 3.30pm One Man
7pm Madame Bovary 7.30pm One Man
Thursday 13 April Wednesday 10 May
3.30pm Giants 7.30pm One Man
7pm Madame Bovary Thursday 11 May
Friday 14 April 3pm Fisherman’s Friends
7pm Madame Bovary 7.30pm Fisherman’s Friends
Thursday 20 April Friday 12 May
2.30pm Furthest Thing 3pm Fisherman’s Friends
7.30pm Furthest Thing 7.30pm Fisherman’s Friends
Friday 21 April Saturday 13 May
7.30pm Furthest Thing 3pm Fisherman’s Friends
Sunday 23 April 7.30pm Fisherman’s Friends
1.30pm Furthest Thing Sunday 14 May
7.30pm Furthest Thing 7.30pm Battling Butlers
 The Minack Theatre Schedule 2023
Monday 15 May
7.30pm Battling Butlers
Tuesday 16 May
3.30pm Battling Butlers
7.30pm Battling Butlers
Wednesday 15 May
7.30pm Battling Butlers
Thursday 16 May
3.30pm Battling Butlers
7.30pm Battling Butlers
Friday 19 May
7.30pm This Is The Kit
Tuesday 23 May
7.30pm Shake It Up
Wednesday 24 May
7.30pm Shake It Up
Thursday 25 May
4pm Shake It Up
7.30pm Shake It Up
Friday 26 May
7.30pm Simon & Garfunkel
Monday 29 May
8pm Kipps
Tuesday 30 May
3pm Kipps
8pm Kipps
Wednesday 31 May
8pm Kipps
Thursday 1 June
3pm Kipps
8pm Kipps
Friday 2 June
8pm Kipps
Wednesday 7 June
8pm Calvino Nights
Thursday 8 June
4pm Calvino Nights
8pm Calvino Nights
Friday 9 June
7.30pm Eleven Magpies
Sunday 11 June
4pm Calvino Nights
8pm Calvino Nights
Monday 12 June
8pm Calvino Nights
Tuesday 13 June
4pm Calvino Nights
8pm Calvino Nights
Wednesday 14 June
8pm Calvino Nights
Thursday 15 June
4pm Calvino Nights
8pm Calvino Nights
Friday 16 June
7.30pm London Bulgarian Choir
Sunday 18 June
4pm Calvino Nights
8pm Calvino Nights
Monday 19 June
8pm Calvino Nights
Tuesday 20 June
4pm Calvino Nights
8pm Calvino Nights
Wednesday 21 June
8pm Calvino Nights
Thursday 22 June
4pm Calvino Nights
8pm Calvino Nights
Monday 26 June
8pm Glassworks
Tuesday 27 June
4pm Glassworks
8pm Glassworks
Wednesday 28 June
8pm Glassworks
Friday 30 June
7.30pm Brass Spectacular
Monday 3 July
8pm Measure for Measure
Tuesday 4 July
3pm Measure for Measure
8pm Measure for Measure
Wednesday 5 July
8pm Measure for Measure
Thursday 6 July
3pm Measure for Measure
8pm Measure for Measure
Friday 7 July
7.30pm Seth Lakeman
Saturday 8 July
3pm Seth Lakeman
7.30pm Seth Lakeman
 The Minack Theatre Schedule 2023
Sunday 9 July
7.30pm Seth Lakeman
Monday 10 July
6pm Lullaby of the Tides
Tuesday 11 July
6pm Lullaby of the Tides
Wednesday 12 July
7.30pm Antigone
Thursday 13 July
7.30pm Antigone
Saturday 15 July
4pm Stars on the Cliffside
8pm Stars on the Clifside
Sunday 16 July
8pm Twelfth Night
Monday 17 July
8pm Twelfth Night
Tuesday 18 July
3pm Twelfth Night
8pm Twelfth Night
Wednesday 19 July
8pm Twelfth Night
Thursday 20 July
3pm Twelfth Night
8pm Twelfth Night
Friday 21 July
8pm Twelfth Night
Monday 24 July
8pm Blithe Spirit
Tuesday 25 July
3pm Blithe Spirit
8pm Blithe Spirit
Wednesday 26 July
8pm Blithe Spirit
Thursday 27 July
3pm Blithe Spirit
8pm Blithe Spirit
Friday 28 July
3.30m Leskyn Kernow
7.30pm Leskyn Kernow
Sunday 30 July
8pm Captain Corelli
Monday 31 July
8pm Captain Corelli
Tuesday 1 August
2.30pm Captain Corelli
8pm Captain Corelli
Wednesday 2 August
8pm Captain Corelli
Thursday 3 August
2.30pm Captain Corelli
8pm Captain Corelli
Friday 4 August
7.30pm The Winner Takes It All
Sunday 6 August
8pm Streetcar
Monday 7 August
8pm Streetcar
Tuesday 8 August
2.30pm Streetcar
8pm Streetcar
Wednesday 9 August
8pm Streetcar
Thursday 10 August
2.30pm Streetcar
8pm Streetcar
Friday 11 August
7.30pm The Breath
Sunday 13 August
7.30pm Everybody’s Talking
Monday 14 August
7.30pm Everybody’s Talking
Tuesday 15 August
2.30pm Everybody’s Talking
7.30pm Everybody’s Talking
Wednesday 16 August
7.30pm Everybody’s Talking
Thursday 17 August
2.30pm Everybody’s Talking
7.30pm Everybody’s Talking
Friday 18 August
7.30pm 13: The Musical
Saturday 19 August
1pm 13: The Musical
5pm 13: The Musical
Tuesday 22 August
7.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden
Wednesday 23 August
7.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden
Thursday 24 August
2.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden
7.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden
Friday 25 August
7.30pm Sarah McQuaid
 The Minack Theatre Schedule 2023
Sunday 27 August Friday 22 September
2.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden 7pm Gwenno
7.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden Sunday 24 September
Monday 28 August 2.30pm FUP
7.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden 7pm FUP
Tuesday 29 August Monday 25 September
2.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden 7pm FUP
7.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden Tuesday 26 September
Wednesday 30 August 2.30pm FUP
7.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden 7pm FUP
Thursday 31 August Wednesday 27 September
2.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden 7pm FUP
7.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden Thursday 28 September
Friday 1 September 2.30pm FUP
7.30pm Tom’s Midnight Garden 7pm FUP
Monday 4 September Friday 29 September
7.30pm Evita 7pm Femmes de la Mer
Tuesday 5 September Sunday 1 October
2.30pm Evita 2.30pm FUP
7.30pm Evita 7pm FUP
Wednesday 6 September Monday 2 October
7.30pm Evita 7pm FUP
Thursday 7 September Tuesday 3 October
2.30pm Evita 2.30pm FUP
7.30pm Evita 7pm FUP
Friday 8 September Wednesday 4 October
7.30pm Evita 7pm FUP
Monday 11 September Thursday 5 October
7.30pm Threepenny Opera 2.30pm FUP
Tuesday 12 September 7pm FUP
2.30pm Threepenny Opera Friday 6 October
7.30pm Threepenny Opera 7pm Proms at the Minack
Wednesday 13 September Saturday 7 October
7.30pm Threepenny Opera 2pm Proms at the Minack
Thursday 14 September 7pm Proms at the Minack
2.30pm Threepenny Opera Sunday 8 October
7.30pm Threepenny Opera 2pm Proms at the Minack
Friday 15 September 7pm Proms at the Minack
7.30pm Threepenny Opera
Tuesday 19 September
2.30pm FUP
7pm FUP
Wednesday 20 September
7pm FUP
Thursday 21 September
2.30pm FUP
7pm FUP