Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Love, lies and social warfare. National Theatre, on screen.

Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner amid scattered love letters, promotional portrait for the National Theatre's Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

National Theatre Live

Date

11 July · Sat · 2:30pm

Venue

Cinemarsh · Marsh Academy Leisure Centre

Tickets

from £12

Duration

180min

Starring

Lesley Manville
Aidan Turner
Monica Barbaro

One of the great plays of the modern era returns to the National Theatre, with two of the most striking actors of the moment leading. Forty years on from Christopher Hampton's celebrated adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's eighteenth-century novel, Marianne Elliott — director of Angels in America and War Horse — brings it back to the National Theatre stage.

Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) plays the Marquise de Merteuil: master of survival, mistress of the long game. Aidan Turner (Rivals, Poldark) is the Vicomte de Valmont — her former lover and chief weapon. Together they turn seduction into strategy and desire into a weapon. When their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in its orbit.

Filmed live at the National Theatre and screened at Cinemarsh in New Romney: JAM's second NT Live presentation, continuing a long-running partnership with the marsh's independent cinema.

*Booking via Cinemarsh website
*Please note: contains adult themes, sexual content and brief nudity. Recommended for ages 15+.

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Will I receive a paper ticket?

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Are tickets free for under-18s?

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Is the venue accessible?

We aim to make the arts accessible to all. Our Front of House team will be on hand to assist and direct you during your visit. Venues are step-free where possible, with wheelchair seating and accessible toilets available. If you have any specific access needs, please email Sarah at sarah@jamconcert.org before booking and we'll make sure everything is set up for you.

Where is the venue?

Cinemarsh
Marsh Academy Leisure Centre
Station Rd
New Romney
TN28 8BB

Coming from London?

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Refreshments are available for purchase.

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Modern toilets are available.

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