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from the novel by [[Pierre Choderlos de Laclos]]
 
from the novel by [[Pierre Choderlos de Laclos]]
  
Directed by [[Anton Krause]] and Penelope Beaumont
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Directed by [[Anton Krause]] and [[Penelope Beaumont]]
  
Performances: Tue 1st – Sat 8th September [[2001]], Bell Theatre
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Performances: Sat 1st – Sat 8th September [[2001]], Bell Theatre
  
  
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The play tells the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and her ex-lover the Vicomte de Valmont and their plans to destroy the reputation of fifteen year old Cecile de Volange in revenge against her husband-to-be, with whom they both hold grudges. Valmont initially considers the de-flowering of Cecile to be a job too easy for him to bother with and sets himself the task of seducing the married and famously virtuous Presidente de Tourvel. Complications arise however in the form of a young suitor for Cecile and the inconvenient circumstance that Valmont may be beginning to fall in love with his prey, the lovely Presidente.
 
The play tells the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and her ex-lover the Vicomte de Valmont and their plans to destroy the reputation of fifteen year old Cecile de Volange in revenge against her husband-to-be, with whom they both hold grudges. Valmont initially considers the de-flowering of Cecile to be a job too easy for him to bother with and sets himself the task of seducing the married and famously virtuous Presidente de Tourvel. Complications arise however in the form of a young suitor for Cecile and the inconvenient circumstance that Valmont may be beginning to fall in love with his prey, the lovely Presidente.
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Director's Notes <ref>Director's Notes - [http://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk/productions/liaisons/ SLT Website]</ref>
  
 
== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
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*Azolan - [[Matthew Lyne]]
 
*Azolan - [[Matthew Lyne]]
 
*Madame de Rosemonde - [[Ruth Lidyard]]   
 
*Madame de Rosemonde - [[Ruth Lidyard]]   
*La Presidente de Tourvel - [[Elinor Morgan Jones]]   
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*La Presidente de Tourvel - [[Elinor Morgan-Jones]]   
 
*Emilie - [[Maggie Kruger]]   
 
*Emilie - [[Maggie Kruger]]   
 
*Le Chevalier Danceny - [[Alan Walker]]
 
*Le Chevalier Danceny - [[Alan Walker]]
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== Crew ==
 
== Crew ==
  
*Set Design - [[Alan Buckman]]
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* Set Design - [[Alan Buckman]]
*Stage Manager - [[Jane Moorhead]]
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* Stage Manager - [[Jane Codd]]
*Costume - [[Alan Buckman]] and [[Val Williams]]
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* Ladies' Costumes designed and made by - [[Alan Buckman]]
*Lighting Design - [[Mike Elliott]]
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* Men's Costumes by [[Val Williams]]
*Lighting Operator - [[Sarah Farage]]
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* Lighting Design - [[Mike Elliott]]
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* Lighting Operator - [[Sarah Walters]]
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* Fight Direction - [[Clive Russell]]
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* ASMs - [[Yvonne Walters]], [[Mandy Reed]], [[Annette Wiseman]]
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* Prompt - [[Linda White]]
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* Publicity - [[Steve Ellis]]
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* Sound Operator - [[Lionel Monks]]
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* Miss Mill's hair by - Harold George, 49 Dulwich Village.
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* Set Construction - [[Anton Krause]], [[Alan Buckman]], [[Penelope Beaumont]], [[Elaine Heath]]
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* Special Thanks to - [[Emma Howcutt]], [[Elaine Heath]], [[Jeanette Hoile]], [[Geraldine Garner]], [[Anne Gilmour]]
  
 
== Reviews ==
 
== Reviews ==
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
  
<gallery caption="Photos by Tim Hinchliffe "widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">  
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<gallery caption="Photos by [[Tim Hinchliffe]]" widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="5">  
 
Image:liaisons1.jpg|[[Helen Chadney]]  
 
Image:liaisons1.jpg|[[Helen Chadney]]  
Image:liaisons2.jpg|[[Angela Barnes]], [[Richard Nield]] and [[David Blatcher]]
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Image:liaisons2.jpg|[[Elinor Morgan Jones]] and [[Ruth Lidyard]]
Image:liaisons3.jpg|[[Samantha Golton]] and [[Richard Nield]]
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Image:liaisons3.jpg|[[Elinor Morgan Jones]] and [[Ruth Lidyard]]
Image:liaisons4.jpg|[[John Lyne]] and [[Matthew Griffiths]]
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Image:liaisons4.jpg|[[Alan Walker]] and [[Tim Hinchliffe]]
Image:liaisons5.jpg|[[Andy Davis]], [[John Lyne]] and [[Michael Wilson]]
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Image:liaisons5.jpg|Fight Rehearsals [[Alan Walker]], [[Anton Krause]] and [[Tim Hinchliffe]]
Image:liaisons6.jpg|[[Andy Davis]] and [[Maya Gabrielle Talbot]]
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Image:liaisons6.jpg|Fight Rehearsals [[Alan Walker]] and [[Tim Hinchliffe]]
Image:liaisons7.jpg|[[Andy Davis]] and [[Maya Gabrielle Talbot]]
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Image:liaisons7.jpg|Fight Rehearsals [[Alan Walker]] and [[Tim Hinchliffe]]
 
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==

Latest revision as of 20:50, 7 September 2012

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by Christopher Hampton

from the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Directed by Anton Krause and Penelope Beaumont

Performances: Sat 1st – Sat 8th September 2001, Bell Theatre


Introduction

The characters who inhabit Laclos' famous 18th century novel are icy and dangerous. They alleviate the boredom of their over-comfortable Ancien Regime existences by using their wit, intelligence and power to play games with the lives of others. The fact that the consequences of these games may extend to ruin and death means nothing until it becomes their own. Baudelaire said of the novel at the time "If this book burns it is only in the manner of ice" and Christopher Hampton who wrote this award winning adaptation for the RSC in 1985 described it as "the best sex education any boy could have".

The play tells the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and her ex-lover the Vicomte de Valmont and their plans to destroy the reputation of fifteen year old Cecile de Volange in revenge against her husband-to-be, with whom they both hold grudges. Valmont initially considers the de-flowering of Cecile to be a job too easy for him to bother with and sets himself the task of seducing the married and famously virtuous Presidente de Tourvel. Complications arise however in the form of a young suitor for Cecile and the inconvenient circumstance that Valmont may be beginning to fall in love with his prey, the lovely Presidente.

Director's Notes <ref>Director's Notes - SLT Website</ref>

Cast

Crew

Reviews

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Gallery

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

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See Also

References

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