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National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2026)

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.

  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Aidan TurnerAidan TurnerVicomte de Valmont
  • Photo of Lesley ManvilleLesley ManvilleMarquise de Merteuil
  • Photo of Monica BarbaroMonica BarbaroMadame de Tourvel
  • Photo of Darragh HandDarragh HandChevalier Danceny
  • Photo of Cat SimmonsCat SimmonsMadame de Volanges
  • Photo of Hannah van der WesthuysenHannah van der WesthuysenCécile Volanges
  • Photo of Ali GoldsmithAli GoldsmithMajor-Domo / Dancer
  • Photo of Gabrielle DrakeGabrielle DrakeMadame de Rosemonde
  • Photo of Nandi BhebheNandi BhebheJulie / Understudy Madame de Tourvel
  • Photo of Sharif AfifiSharif AfifiAzolan / Understudy Vicomte de Valmont

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