National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2026)
The pen is mightier than the sword.
- Genre: Drama · Romance · Comedy
- Country: United Kingdom
- Runtime: 180 min
- Released: 2026-06-25
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.
- Director: Marianne Elliott
- Music: Jasmin Kent Rodgman
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Monica Maria Barbaro (/ˈbɑːrbəroʊ/; born June 17, 1990) is an American actress. She began training in ballet at an early age and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from New York University. She began acting soon after college, taking on small roles in film and television in the 2010s, before her first major role …
Aidan Turner is an Irish actor best known for playing Kíli in The Hobbit trilogy and the title role in the BBC series Poldark. He has also worked on stage, including a production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the National Theatre in London.
Lesley Manville is a British actress known for her work in theatre and film. She has collaborated repeatedly with director Mike Leigh and received an Oscar nomination for Phantom Thread (2017). On stage she is a regular presence in London's West End and at the National Theatre.
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Gabrielle Drake is a British actress. She is educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and spent three years at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool before moving on to the Malvern Theatre Company, the Birmingham Repertory Company, the Bristol Old Vic, the New Shakespeare Company, and the Young Vic. She became well…
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