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The Scarlet Pimpernel at Shanklin Theatre, 29 May 2026

The Scarlet Pimpernel returns to Shanklin Theatre for a Friday evening musical packed with romance, rescues and revolutionary danger.

Past event · Friday 29 May 2026

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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. The Friday slot suits a proper start-the-weekend plan in Shanklin, with enough time for food before the show if you book early.

Organised by Shoreline Productions