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Brought up in genteel Edwardian Cheltenham in a house near Pittville Pump rooms, Rowena Cade was educated at the prestigious Cheltenham Ladies College. In her teens as the First World War broke out, she chose to break in Canadian horses in nearby Prestbury Park for the war effort.

So why then did she leave her comfortable life in Cheltenham behind to buy a Cornish headland for £100?

Together with her gardener Billy Rawlings, she worked endlessly, transforming a gorse and rocky Cornish cliff-face into an open-air theatre with just hand tools and an occasional stick of dynamite.

The Minack is a living theatre in every sense. Its dramatic setting is breathtaking in any weather and the remarkable woman who built it is equally inspiring.

This play was written by local playwright Rachel Tobin, who also serves as producer and director, and is performed by actors from Malvern Skyline Productions. Previous plays, performed to sell out audiences, include The Last Free Rave and Malvern’s Secret War Heroes.

Show times

Friday 28 August 2026: 5pm & 7pm
Saturday 29 August 2026: 5pm & 7pm

Tickets

£14.50 including booking fee – available from the Malvern Theatres website

Friday 28 August 2026

5:00pm

Malvern Theatres

Location

Malvern Theatres

WR14 3HB

01684 892277

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