Dangereuses (2015) At The D... — Ntlive Les Liaisons

: While Valmont successfully seduces both women, he unexpectedly falls in love with Tourvel. Merteuil’s jealousy leads to a collapse of their alliance into a destructive rivalry that ruins everyone involved.

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The (NTLive) production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2015) was a highly acclaimed revival staged at the Donmar Warehouse in London. This production celebrated the 30th anniversary of Christopher Hampton’s stage adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel. : While Valmont successfully seduces both women, he

Set in pre-revolutionary France, the play depicts the amoral and manipulative world of the French aristocracy where sex and reputation are used as weapons. Valmont, seeking a greater challenge, targets the peerlessly

: Merteuil challenges Valmont to corrupt the innocent Cécile de Volanges to spite a former lover. Valmont, seeking a greater challenge, targets the peerlessly virtuous and married Madame de Tourvel .

: Former lovers, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont , engage in a ruthless game of seduction and revenge.