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The Scarlet Pimpernel at Shanklin Theatre, 28 May 2026

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This page shows the historical details for Thursday 28 May 2026. If this event returns in 2027, the new details are not published yet.

Shoreline Productions brings The Scarlet Pimpernel to Shanklin Theatre for an evening musical performance of disguises, rescues and romance.

Presented by Shoreline Productions

The Scarlet Pimpernel brings Shoreline Productions back to Shanklin Theatre with a full-scale musical adventure set between revolutionary France and Georgian England. Expect disguises, rescues, romance and the sort of sweeping score that suits a proper theatre night rather than a quiet sit-down show.

The production follows Baroness Orczy's story of Sir Percy Blakeney, Marguerite St Just and Citizen Chauvelin, with music by Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton. Shanklin Theatre lists well-known numbers including Into The Fire and When I Look At You, while local coverage notes sword combat and a cast led by Bertie Everson, Bryony Bishop and Stuart Adams.

Book this if you want theatre on the Isle of Wight with drama, history and a bit of old-fashioned stage spectacle. This performance is the first evening in the run, so check your ticket time carefully before arranging Shanklin food, parking or the journey home after curtain down.

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