

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2026 · Movie · 2h 59m
DramaRomanceComedy
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
Overview
A 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 at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.
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Key crew
- Marianne ElliottDirector
- Jasmin Kent RodgmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Aidan TurnerVicomte de Valmont
- Lesley ManvilleMarquise de Merteuil
- Monica BarbaroMadame de Tourvel
- Darragh HandChevalier Danceny
- Cat SimmonsMadame de Volanges
- Hannah van der WesthuysenCécile Volanges
- Ali GoldsmithMajor-Domo / Dancer
- Gabrielle DrakeMadame de Rosemonde
- Nandi BhebheJulie / Understudy Madame de Tourvel
- Sharif AfifiAzolan / Understudy Vicomte de Valmont
- Curtis AngusFather Anselm / Dancer
- Ishmail AaronEnsemble / Understudy Azolan / Understudy Danceny / Understudy Major-Domo
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