【明報專訊】Different in essence from TV soap operas and cinematic productions, stage drama is an interactive medium of education which heavily relies on reinterpreting classical literary texts via actors' lively and sometimes impromptu (即興的) performance. The story of The Count of Monte Cristo thematises redemption, a common topic of 19th century works of European literature, such as Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment.