This is a very pretty theatre just a few minutes walk from the main shops in St Ives…read more We visted the theatre between Christmas and New Year to watch the youth theatre who were putting on the annual pantomime. We were a bit dubious and only really went for something to do during a weeks holiday but we had a really great time. The theatre is quite small and basic but very pretty with lots of lovely original features. The staff were really friendly and chatted with our children making them feel really special. The show itself was brilliant and really well put together. The children all worked so hard on the night and had obviously put lots of hard work into the show. There were good jokes, good singing and good acting. We were really plesantly surprised at just how good our night out at the theatre was. If we visit St Ives again, we would definately consider going to St Ives theatre again - Well done all!

Absolutely incredible place. Visited during the day to tour the theater and was blown away. The…read moreMinack Theatre is an open-air gem, built right into the Cornish cliffside, and the views are breathtaking. The whole thing feels like something out of a movie, with the sea stretching out in front of you and the rugged cliff edges all around. It's such a unique experience. There is an audio tour available, which is great if you're interested in diving into the history of this place. The theatre was the brainchild of Rowena Cade, an eccentric woman with some serious grit--she literally built this theater with her own two hands, twice! You can learn all about her dedication and the post-World War II rebuild in the small museum on-site. It's worth stopping by if you want to get the full story. Just a heads up: there are a lot of steps. So if you have any mobility challenges, keep that in mind. But if you can handle the steps, the views and the history are so worth it. The theater is open for visitors throughout the year. I visited later that day during the evening to catch a performance, and wow, what an experience. I saw The Rink, and while the show was fantastic on its own, the real magic was the setting. You're watching a play unfold with a stunning sunset over the cliffside sea behind you--it's an unforgettable backdrop that made the whole experience next level. As others have stated, however, make sure to dress in layers and bringing a blanket and pillow to sit on may not be the worst idea in the world. Definitely a must-do experience if you're in Cornwall - even if you can't catch a show in the evening! (but definitely try to catch a show if you can)

Incredible location and story of an inspirational eccentric woman. Worth the journey to see awe…read moreinspiring landscape. If going to a performance remember your rug and a cushion

Fab, great place to go watch all manner of things, and one of the very evry few places in Cornwall…read morewhere you can watch ballet! Great range of things you can choose to watch, and they have a great little cafe section for intervals or just to pop into at lunch time. Highly recommended!

The Hall for Cornwall is a medium sized theatre in Truro which has regular performances. The…read moretheatre is relatively new and the seating is comfortable. Over the last few years there have been increasingly big name appearances at the hall for Cornwall including Ken Dodd, Derren Brown and Jethro. There is a Pantomime every year which is generally the best in Cornwall. In the daytime the theatre is sometimes used for a flea market if there is no show on in the daytime. This theatre delvers a great service to the people of Cornwall and it has little competition of a similar size in the local area.

The Devil is at the crossroads, a girl/wild/women (played 3 ways) is in peril, and love is…read moregloriously indestructible in the exhilarating "The Wild Bride". Gayle was amazed and I was enthralled during a recent performance at Berkeley Rep. This wildly imaginative theatrical, musical, and poetic ride through one of the Brothers Grimm's grimmer tales, was a special Holiday gift from director-adapter Emma Rice and Cornwall's brilliant Kneehigh Theatre. Thank you for traveling all this way from the UK to put on this outstanding production. Gayle also mentioned that this was one of the few plays that she's seen where she wanted the production to go straight through without any intermission to break up the magic. The Wild Bride was a Christmas Eve Present that kept on giving. It starts as an enchanted and bluesy folktale, dips into creepy nightmare terrain, and then soars on the wings of grit, resolution and fantasy. There's 6 Kneehigh professionals on the stage and whether they were singing, acting, or playing instruments, it all fit together in an irresistible package, with an exhilarating bow on top. I particularly enjoyed the singing by "The Girl" (who I'm sure I saw in the Cirque Du Soleil production of Quidam), the larger than life Devil, and the Father's asking the Audience for help when he figured out that he had just unwittingly sold his daughter to the Devil (You're smart University folks aren't you? - Can't you help me figure something out?). The "Turn Off Your Cellphone" warning before the play started was also funny and clever. This is the first year that Gayle and I have purchased season tickets at Berkeley Rep and so far our experience has exceeded our already high expectations. What we particularly enjoy are the fruits of theatrical collaboration, whether it's Rita Moreno, Bill Cain, and now Kneehigh providing the extra creative spark. And just like our annual travels up to Ashland for similar high quality experiences, I'm sure that we would also relish a visit to the Kneehigh Asylum if given half a chance. However, I'm sure that we won't need any help from the Devil to do so.

Brilliantly inventive theatre company creating challenging, accessible and anarchic theatre for a…read morediverse local and national audience

is jazz is your thing, you can not go wrong and go to bude, for…read more the whole week this year it was in late august, and you got the add bounes of a nice seaside town good music thought our the day and night,and coachs tours, to near, and far palce, for jazz not only do you get jazz you get art and craf fair, also life boat, day, which is good, and a firework dispaly which is very good for a small town, to put, on one of the nice palce to stay for your week of jazz is the edgcumbe hotel but book ealy as it very poplular, andy

The Bude jazz festival is an amazing day - a real touch of culture in Bude. I am not a big Jazz fan…read morebut you really get swept along with the whole atmosphere. If you get the chance to go then do.