A tale where justice counts

The NCPA is set to stage its take on a French literary classic, Xue Mengchen reports.

"For all evils there are two remedies－time and silence," wrote French author Alexandre Dumas (pere) in his 19th century literary classic The Count of Monte Cristo.

It tells the story of Edmond Dantes, the first mate of the ship Pharaon, who is convicted of a crime he did not commit and imprisoned at Chateau d'If, but escapes with the help of a noble priest and succeeds in taking his long-planned revenge under the guise of the eponymous Count of Monte Cristo.

Marking the 150th anniversary of the death of Dumas, a play commissioned by the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing will premiere at the NCPA on Nov 10 and will run through Dec 18.