{"product_id":"les-liaisons-dangereuses","title":"Les Liaisons Dangereuses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new edition of Christopher Hampton''s renowned adaptation, revised and with a new introduction for the play''s fortieth anniversary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the best stage adaptations ever written.'' OBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou see, I have no intention of breaking down her prejudices. I want her to believe in God and virtue and the sanctity of marriage, and still not be able to stop herself. I want passion, in other words. Not the kind we’re used to, which is as cold as it’s superficial, I don’t get much pleasure out of that any more. No. I want the excitement of watching her betray everything that’s most important to her.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer lovers, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont now compete in games of seduction and revenge. At the play’s dark heart is their conspiracy to corrupt Cécile, a young girl barely out of her convent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted from Choderlos de Laclos’s scandalous epistolary novel, \u003ci\u003eLes Liaisons Dangereuses\u003c\/i\u003e opened at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, in 1985. The play was revived at the National Theatre, London, in March 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481540501877,"sku":"9780571404094","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571404094.jpg?v=1786089809","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/les-liaisons-dangereuses","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}