A revival of a classic tale often reveals plenty about the age we're currently living in— so what does this production mean in the year 2026?
Whatever your interpretation, this much is sure: you are in for a wickedly sumptuous show.
Hampton's script stays relatively faithful to the original 1782 book Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. We focus on the Marquise de Merteuil (Manville) and the Vicomte de Valmont (Turner), two aristocrats and former lovers who place bets and play games based on manipulation and sexual exploits.
A lot of this tension is beautifully portrayed through movement, with choreographer Tom Jackson Greaves' luscious interpretive sequences, using fluid movement to express anguish and raw sexuality where words fail.
The chemistry between the pair is more than palpable, as is the chemistry between Turner and each of the many characters he charms into bed as the sleazy yet irresistible Vicomte de Valmont.
While class differences aren't addressed directly, being more of an implicit feature of the tale, costume designer Natalie Roar highlights intense disparity with her eerie maid's costumes. With covered heads and tightly bound arms, the female servants hover like ghosts— an eerie reminder of the revolution that was to come a decade after the original tale was penned.
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For more of our thoughts on the latest London shows, check out our Waitress review and Romeo and Juliet review.
Shows will be running until 6 June 2026.
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