The closing performance of Shoreline Productions' Scarlet Pimpernel at Shanklin Theatre on 31 May carries the energy that last nights of a run always produce. The cast is fully settled in the material by this point, and the final performance tends to have a looseness and commitment that the earlier shows build toward. If you have been weighing up whether to book, this is the performance that rewards leaving it to the last minute.
Four nights of The Scarlet Pimpernel is long enough for the production's quality to settle and short enough that the final night does not feel overextended. Shanklin Theatre and Shoreline Productions have a productive partnership built on productions like this: musicals that require more than a local choir or an amateur dramatic society can typically offer, delivered in a venue that suits the scale.
Tickets around £23; book through Shanklin Theatre. Final performance on 31 May. More arts and music events on the Isle of Wight through the summer.