The Scarlet Pimpernel (Nov 2007)

Aberdeen Arts Centre

The Scarlet Pimpernel is pure, pulse-pounding theatre, with a lush, romantic score hailed as a modern classic even before the show began its smash-hit Broadway run.

Paris 1794.  At the peak of the French Revolution, the beautiful actress, Marguerite St Just, falls in love with an Englishman, Sir Percival Blakeney. Chauvelin, a high-ranking revolutionary official, and Marguerite's former lover, is furious. On the night Marguerite leaves for England with Percy, Chauvelin blackmails her into revealing information about the Marquis de St Cyr.

Determined to right the wrong his wife has done, Percy and his friends form The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel to save as many innocent lives as they can. Percy sails for France and, with his men, pulls off one incredible rescue after another. Chauvelin responds with a determination to catch this mysterious Pimpernel.

“...the North-east premiere is a spectacle of colour and thigh-slapping adventure, performed by a talented cast and full 15-piece orchestra...”
— Evening Express

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Phoenix Theatre’s The Scarlet Pimpernel (2007)