

25/06/2026
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) 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.

Aidan Turner
as Vicomte de Valmont

Lesley Manville
as Marquise de Merteuil

Monica Barbaro
as Madame de Tourvel

Darragh Hand
as Chevalier Danceny

Cat Simmons
as Madame de Volanges

Hannah van der Westhuysen
as Cécile Volanges

Ali Goldsmith
as Major-Domo / Dancer

Gabrielle Drake
as Madame de Rosemonde

Nandi Bhebhe
as Julie / Understudy Madame de Tourvel

Sharif Afifi
as Azolan / Understudy Vicomte de Valmont

Curtis Angus
as Father Anselm / Dancer

Ishmail Aaron
as Ensemble / Understudy Azolan / Understudy Danceny / Understudy Major-Domo

Charlotte Avery
as Ensemble / Understudy Marquise de Merteuil

Lucia Chocarro
as Émile

Liz Ewing
as Ensemble / Understudy Madame de Volanges / Understudy Madame de Rosemonde

Georges Hann
as Dancer

Dianté Lodge
as Dancer

Katie Lusby
as Swing

Amy Macken
as Adele / Ensemble / Understudy Cécile Volanges

Aisha Naamani
as Dancer

Bryony Pennington
as Dancer / Understudy Émile
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