National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live brings acclaimed productions from London's National Theatre and other leading UK stages to cinema audiences around the world, giving Pittsburgh theatergoers the opportunity to experience celebrated performances without leaving Downtown Pittsburgh. Since its launch in 2009, National Theatre Live has connected millions of audience members to award-winning theatre through its groundbreaking cinema program.
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.
Screenings are hosted in the GRW Screening Room at University Center.