The Count of Monte Cristo
From: Tuesday, 9th April 2013
To: Saturday, 20 April 2013
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Synopsis
Edmund Dantes is looking pretty: young, in love and newly promoted Captain of his own ship! But when greed and envy conspire to throw him into a lifetime of jail for a crime he didn't commit, all seems lost. Facing an eternity of darkness and solitude, Dantes must dig deep to find the strength to escape and seek his revenge - he must find new steel within his soul - he must become The Count of Monte Cristo.
Our Review:
Shane Morgan - 9 April 2013
The Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Monte Cristo is a weighty tome. The audience are told this at the top of the show. The conceit being that workers from a cigar rolling factory adore the novel so much they are bursting to tell the audience the story that they know so well.
From a very busy stage, the story that comes in at over 1000 pages is condensed down into a more palatable 90 minute romp. Three actors, Alex Dunbar, Kali Hughes and Dan Winter take on a vast number of Dumas characters, switching between good and evil whilst occasionally checking in with our cigar rolling friends from the beginning.
Both the rollers and the text work well in principle. It’s a fun conceit that highlights director Andy Burden’s desire to tell the story from, ‘the common man’s point of view’. Their confusion, delight and honesty add a human element to the proceedings. What needs to happen now is that the cast trust the material and find the fun in it that the audience ...
Creative
Alexandre Dumans (Book)
Joel Horwood (Author)
Company Boudin (Company)
Andy Burden (Director)
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