NT Live: Dangerous Liaisons in Helios on stage

BAFTA Award winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) and Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a moving new staging of the classic novel based on the famous adaptation of Christopher Hampton. Here in the dazzling living rooms of the wealthy elite, one false step can spell ruin. The Marquis de Merteuil is a master of the art of survival. Together with the magnetic Viscount de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and lust into a weapon. However, when the alliance turns into a rivalry, the fight threatens to destroy everything that stands in their way. Directed by Marianne Elliott (Angels in America), this suspenseful play about love, lies and class warfare, shot live at the National Theatre. Duration: 150 minutes