National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

2026
Drama Romance Comedy

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.

Cast

Aidan Turner

Aidan Turner

Vicomte de Valmont

Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Marquise de Merteuil

Monica Barbaro

Monica Barbaro

Madame de Tourvel

Darragh Hand

Chevalier Danceny

Cat Simmons

Cat Simmons

Madame de Volanges

Hannah van der Westhuysen

Hannah van der Westhuysen

Cécile Volanges

Ali Goldsmith

Major-Domo

Gabrielle Drake

Gabrielle Drake

Madame de Rosemonde

Nandi Bhebhe

Julie

Sharif Afifi

Sharif Afifi

Azolan

Directors

Marianne Elliott

Reviews

Please Sign In to leave a review.

No reviews yet. Be the first to review!