He is currently starring in the hit Showtime series “Ray Donovan.”ĭirector Josie Rourke, who is currently in rehearsal for Nick Payne’s new play Elegy at the Donmar in London, is represented this summer in New York with the just announced The Public Theater/Donmar Warehouse co-production of Privacy. Liev Schreiber, who will play “Le Vicomte de Valmont,” earned a Tony Award for his performance in Glengarry Glen Ross, and received a Tony nomination for his most recent Broadway appearance in A View from the Bridge.
She can also be seen this summer in the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Taming of the Shrew. Janet McTeer, who will play “La Marquise de Merteuil,” earned a Tony Award for her Broadway debut in A Doll’s House and most recently appeared on the Broadway stage in God of Carnage and the Donmar’s Mary Stuart. Les Liaisons Dangereuses will be produced on Broadway by Arielle Tepper Madover. The production was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Revival. Josie Rourke’s acclaimed production transfers to Broadway after a sold-out engagement at London’s Donmar Warehouse which ended earlier this year and starred Janet McTeer. Two hundred years later, in 1985, Christopher Hampton’s stage adaptation became an award-winning sensation in London’s West End and on Broadway, followed by the Academy Award-winning film Dangerous Liaisons starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer. In 1782, Choderlos de Laclos’ novel of sex, intrigue and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France scandalized the world. This is a 15-week only engagement through Sunday, January 22, 2017. The production begins performances on Saturday, Octoand will open on Sunday, Octoat the Booth Theatre (222 W 45 th St). Tony Award winners Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber will return to Broadway this Fall in the Donmar Warehouse production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton, directed by the Donmar’s Artistic Director Josie Rourke. Performances begin Octo& Opening Night is October 30, 2016 Thrilling with every step, David Nixon’s Dangerous Liaisons ballet production will entice, seduce and lure you into a tale of shocking acts, exquisitely performed by the most phenomenal dancers.15-Week Limited Engagement at the Booth Theatre Scintillating and electrically charged in every scene is how I would describe Dangerous Liaisons – the ballet and that it was like watching a human game of chess – fascinating to calculate and see the next manoeuvres and then the consequences that follow. Simple yet perfect, the jewelled-rich coloured lights chosen for each scene gave an atmosphere of opulence along with the carefully positioned chandeliers and typical 18th century beautiful white, lavish furniture. Most impressive was how Antoinette Brooks-Daw was able to communicate the traits of virtue, goodness and morality known to epitomise Madame de Tourvel and then show her devastation and fragility when Valmont disposes of her so cruelly under the instruction of the Marquise.ĭangerous Liaisons is set to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, played live by the superb Northern Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Jonathan Lo, led by Geoffrey Allan and the stage lighting design was created by Alastair West. What really struck me about this Northern Ballet performance was that the viciousness and complexities of the intertwined relationships translated so well through dance and it was most clear what was going on due to the impressive characterisation skilfully given by each and every dancer.Ĭhun was magnificent as the unscrupulous and scheming puppeteer, the Marquise de Merteuil, as her expression in face, body and movement captured every villainous thought and act – and there were many. Matching Chun was Ito as Valmont and he was every inch the rampant, devious yet alluring scoundrel who weaved his magic on every female he came across and I’m sure that along with myself that included other members of the audience too. A most wickedly entertaining exploration of sexual politics unfolded before us through the spectacular Northern ballet company who gave a most spell-binding and passionate performance from start to finish.Īfter seeing Nixon’s Swan Lake back in June earlier this year, I knew I was going to enjoy Dangerous Liaisons but if I’m honest I didn’t think it was going to be quite as enthralling but it absolutely most certainly was – in every single way! The plot is centred around aristocrats Marquise de Merteuil ( Sarah Chun) and the Vicomte de Valmont ( Riku Ito) who both take a delight in seducing and manipulating more innocent and less cynical members of the French court. Leeds Playhouse – until 11 September 2021Ī very excited audience gathered at the wonderful Leeds Playhouse to see David Nixon’s ballet adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th-century highly-seductive novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons), on the opening night.
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