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 Saturday 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.
This Saturday evening slot is the one for making a night of theatre on the Isle of Wight. Book ahead, plan food around Shanklin before curtain up, and check the performance time because the same date also has an afternoon show.
