Dangerous Liaisons
September 7 - 28, 2008
By: Christopher Hampton
Directed by: Alexandre Marine
Presented by BMO Financial Group
“LOVE IS SOMETHING YOU SEE
NOT SOMETHING YOU FALL INTO ”
Deception and romance!
This production features Alexandre Marine directing a cast of 14 in Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 french epistolary novel. The Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont thrive on coolly manipulating and seducing those around them, leaving scandal, dishonour and outrage in their wake. The Marquise challenges the Vicomte to seduce the virtuous and devotedly married Madame de tourvel. But when Valmont breaks the rules of the game and falls in love with his intended prey, the attraction quickly turns fatal.
Did you Know?
Dangerous Liaisons was most recently adapted to the modern setting in the 1999 Hollywood film, Cruel Intentions, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon.
