Les Liaisons Dangereuses
★ ★ ★ ★ Evening Standard ‘Lesley Manville alone is worth the price of admission’
★ ★ ★ ★ WhatsOnStage ‘Manville and Turner are simply superb’
★ ★ ★ ★ Radio Times ‘Tense, sexy and playful’
★★★ The Guardian ‘Manville steals the show’
★ ★ ★ ★ Independent ‘Something to behold’
★ ★ ★ ★ Daily Mail ‘An exceptionally graceful production’
★ ★ ★ ★ London Theatre ‘Manville and Turner are magnetic as the scheming libertines’
Summer Programme sees more NTLive at Pelham Hall - the following will be shown in September:
Les Liaisons Dangereuses:
Popularly known through the 1988 film Dangerous Liaisons, starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich (and also the teen version, 1999’s Cruel Intentions), this production is directed by Marianne Elliott and uses an adaptation by Christopher Hampton – whose play of the novel, first staged in 1985, was also the basis for the film starring Close.
Olivier and Tony® Award winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals, Poldark) and Monica Barbaro (Oscar Nominee for “A Complete Unknown”) 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.
Wed 9th of Sept at 7.00pm in Pelham Hall, doors open at 6.30
Mon 14th of Sept at 7.00pm in Pelham Hall, doors open at 6.30
The following additional productions are planned, watch out for details on dates and timing:
The Misanthrope - showing in October:
Sandra Oh and Paul Chahidi star in a sharp and stylish modern take on Molière’s classic
Golden Boy - showing in November:
Josh O’Connor leads a starry cast in a major revival of Clifford Odets’ great 1930s domestic tragedy
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NT Live brings the best of British theatre to your local screen.
Theatre is filmed in front of a live audience from inside the auditorium with multiple cameras. Each production is approached uniquely making sure to always capture it in the best possible way for screens. Audiences feel like they are in the theatre with the best seats in the house. They will see all those emotional close-ups in a whole new way.
We have access to sold-out productions, and to theatre from London and the West End at a fraction of the price of a London theatre ticket.
Most shows will include an interval of approximately 15 minutes - have a delicious ice-cream and/or grab a drink at the bar.
Doors open at 6.30pm and we start promptly at 7.00pm