A new musical adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s classic novel The Count of Monte-Cristo will play three shows at the Grimaldi Forum in May, following its premiere in Paris last week.

La Légende de Monte-Cristo, le Musical opened at the Dôme de Paris on 28th January and is currently playing there until 5th February. The production will then tour France, Switzerland and Belgium, with Monaco among the scheduled stops.

The show dramatises the story of Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who is falsely imprisoned and later reinvents himself as the wealthy and enigmatic Count of Monte-Cristo to seek revenge on those who betrayed him.

Three Grimaldi Forum performances

The musical will be staged at the Grimaldi Forum’s Salle des Princes across one weekend in May. Performances are scheduled for Saturday 9th May at 8:30pm and Sunday 10th May at 3pm and 8:30pm.

The two-hour production, performed in French with a 20-minute interval, combines theatrical drama with musical numbers and choreography to tell Dumas’s tale of betrayal, imprisonment and vengeance.

Literary classic gets musical treatment

Dumas published The Count of Monte-Cristo in 1844, and it has since become one of the most frequently adapted works of French literature. The novel’s themes of injustice, transformation and revenge have inspired numerous film, television and stage productions over the past 180 years.

This latest adaptation is produced by LCDMC in partnership with Narya and Nakache Entertainment. Tickets are available through the Grimaldi Forum box office or online.

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