Les Liaisons Dangereuses

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Event Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Venue Mercury Theatre, The Gods, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 24 July 1987
Last Date 31 August 1987
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The play renders the depravity of pre-revolution France through the activities of two dazzling and witty aristocats, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont. Together, for reasons of petty revenge and to add to the glory of their own reputations, they plot and mercilessly carry out the seduction of a convent girl and of poor Madame de Tourvel, known for her charity and piousness.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bridget Armstrong Actor La Marquise de Merteuil
Elizabeth Hawthorne Actor La Presidente de Tourvel
George Henare Actor Le Vicomte de Valmont
Davina Whitehouse Actor Madame de Rosemonde
Lesley Burkes Costume Designer
Sarah Peirse Director
Christopher Hampton Playwright
James Kirkwood Set Designer
Text Nationality England
Further Information Adapted from the 1782 French novel by Choderlos de Laclos. Popular season, extended beyond the listed closing date.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 190733