LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES

Run Dates

2026.03.21 ~ 2026.06.06

National Theatre

About the show

The pen is mightier than the sword Among the glittering salons of the super-rich, patriarchy equals power, reputation is everything – and for women, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil, master in the art of survival, wields her influence with intelligence and control. 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. Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) and Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s (The Father) celebrated adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ classic novel – a thrilling game of love, lies and social warfare.

Creatives

Christopher Hampton

Playwright/Author

Christopher Hampton

Playwright/Author

Details

Writer Christopher Hampton Director Marianne Elliott Set Designer Rosanna Vize Costume Designer Natalie Roar Choreographer Tom Jackson Greaves Composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman Lighting Designer James Farncombe Sound Designer Ian Dickinson for Autograph Intimacy Director Ingrid Mackinnon Fight Director Sam Lyon-Behan CAST Sharif Afifi Azolan/Ensemble Curtis Angus Father Anselm/Ensemble Monica Barbaro Madame de Tourvel Nandi Bhebhe Julie/Ensemble Lucia Chocarro Émilie/Ensemble Gabrielle Drake Madame de Rosemonde Ali Goldsmith Major-Domo/Ensemble Darragh Hand Chavalier Danceny Amy Macken Adele/Ensemble Lesley Manville Marquise de Merteuil Cat Simmons Madame de Volanges Aidan Turner Vicomte de Valmont Hannah van der Westhuysen Cécile de Volanges Ensemble Bryony Pennington Aisha Naamani Dianté Lodge Georges Hann Liz Ewing Charlotte Avery Ishmail Aaron production photo ©Sarah Lee

Where it's been performed

National Theatre

London

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

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