Mona & I

@ Cervantes Theatre Date: July 2017 Director: Victor Esses Cast: Sophie Tergeist, Will Kerr, Chloe Wigmore and Matt Betts Costume and set designer: Sunny Jeon Part of CLAW Festival Photos by Christos Markou Synopsis: He stole the most famous painting in the world to be a hero, but she made an artist of him. In Belle Époque Paris, failed artist Vincenzo Peruggia is fooled by nationalist politician Pietro Conti and ends up stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. His act of political protest comes to be known as “The Greatest Robbery Ever”. But Mona Lisa comes alive and they fall in love. She challenges his beliefs and puts Vincenzo at a crossroads: He has to choose between nationalistic terrorism and art. All this is shown through the love between a poor immigrant and the most famous painting in the world.