NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Synopsis

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.

Warning: This production contains depictions of sexual assault and grooming, sexual references and reference to baby loss as well as strong language, violence, flashing lights and haze.

Movie Information

Release Date

23 July 2026

Duration

TBC

Rating

CTC

Director

Marianne Elliot

Cast

Lesley Manville, Aidan Turner, Monica Barbaro

Genre

Alternative Content, Theatre