


Among the glittering salons of the super-rich, patriarchy equals power, reputation is everything – and for women, one misstep can mean ruin.
Madame de Merteuil, master in the art of survival, wields her influence with intelligence and control. Alongside the magnetic Viscount 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 directs Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner in Christopher Hampton’s celebrated reimagining of Choderlos de Laclos’ classic novel – a thrilling game of love, lies and social warfare.
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By: Christopher Hampton
Music: Jasmin Kent Rodgman
Director: Marianne Elliott
Cast list: Sharif Afifi, Monica Barbaro, Nandi Bhebhe, Gabrielle Drake, Ali Goldsmith, Darragh Hand, Lesley Manville, Cat Simmons, Aidan Turner, Hannah van der Westhuysen
Sets: Rosanna Vize
Costumes: Natalie Roar
Lighting: James Farncombe
Sound: Ian Dickinson for Autograph
Location: National Theatre
Railway station: Waterloo
Bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, RV1, X68
Night bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 139, 176, 188, 243, 341, N1, N68, N76, N171, N343
Car park: National Theatre, Upper Ground (1min)
Directions from tube: (10mins) Follow signs for exits to the South Bank. This should lead you to an underground pedestrian passage called ‘Sutton Walk’ that emerges at the South Bank. Turn right and walk along the river Thames until you see the National Theatre.
Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner feature in this celebrated reimagining of the classic novel.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses is at London's Lyttelton Theatre, which is located at National Theatre, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX.
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