National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses15

Directed by Marianne Elliott | UK | 2026 | 3h (including 15min interval) | Starring Lesley Manville, Aidan Turner, Hannah van der Westhuysen, Cat Simmons, Ali Goldsmith

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.

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Paris, Texas 12A
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The Invite 15
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Sunday 26th July
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12:30

Freaky Friday PG
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1h 37m
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15:00

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17:30

A Private Life 15
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20:00

R.E.M x Sherlock Jr 12A
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1h 13m
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Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!

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