El Conde Montecristo

Amid betrayals, secrets and a vengeance that advances step by step, El conde de Montecristo returns to the stage with the literary force of Dumas.

The production takes as its starting point the novel by Dumas and Maquet, versioned and adapted for the stage by Paloma Mejía while remaining faithful to the original text. The story, inspired by a real-life case recorded by Jacques Peuchet, follows Edmond Dantès, a man who spends years locked away in prison following the betrayal of people he trusted and who, upon escaping, prepares his revenge.

On stage, the mise-en-scène focuses on the great conflicts of the tale: injustice, vengeance and the moral cost this entails, alongside betrayal, power and redemption. The theatrical approach underlines the tension of each sequence and the consequences of each decision, with a sweeping adventure narrative.

The version premiered in 2014 and forms part of the repertoire of the Compañía Paloma Mejía, alongside Sentimientos Aislados Teatro. It is a show designed for anyone wishing to see Dumas's novel brought to the theatre within the auditorium, at the Teatro Victoria in Madrid.