The Scarlet Pimpernel
T116061205
Archive :: production:T116061205, panto:S2049066212, venue:V18
Production details
In 1973, Elvis brought us
Aloha from Hawaii. If, however, we swap the '9' and '7' around, we find France in the throes of revolution. Only one man can make sense of the chaos, and as Presley is notable by his absence, the job falls to the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel. While his next appearance is eagerly awaited by trembling aristocrats, bored peasant, and makers of commemorative teacups, across the Channel in England a more emotional storm is brewing. Eyelashes flutter, bosoms heave and corsets seem fit to burst as love pierces the heart of one of England's most impetuous bachelors. Can he be stupid enough to adopt the guise of his masked hero, and to provoke a series of enormously lavish and rousing showtunes detailing his plight? Why, yes he can.
