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The Scarlet Pimpernel at Shanklin Theatre, Saturday Matinee

The Saturday matinee of The Scarlet Pimpernel brings Shoreline Productions' musical adventure to Shanklin Theatre in the afternoon.

Past event · Saturday 30 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 afternoon 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.

Choose the matinee if you want Isle of Wight theatre without a late finish, especially useful for visitors staying in Shanklin or families with older children who can sit through a full musical. Leave space for the theatre queue and a walk back through town afterwards.

Organised by Shoreline Productions