National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Jun 25, 2026

★ 0.0

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Overview

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

National Theatre

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Cast

Vicomte de Valmont

Aidan Turner

Marquise de Merteuil

Lesley Manville

Madame de Tourvel

Monica Barbaro

Chevalier Danceny

Darragh Hand

Madame de Volanges

Cat Simmons

Cécile Volanges

Hannah van der Westhuysen

Major-Domo

Ali Goldsmith

Madame de Rosemonde

Gabrielle Drake

Julie

Nandi Bhebhe

Azolan

Sharif Afifi

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