Synopses & Reviews
The scandalous reputation of Laclos's novel, first published in 1782, is based on its chilling portrayal of the mannered decadence and sexual cynicism of the French aristocracy in the last years of the
ancien regime.
Christopher Hampton has made a masterful adaptation for the stage of the conspiracy to corrupt a young girl barely out of her convent.
About the Author
Christopher Hampton was born in the Azores in 1946. He wrote his first play,
When Did You Last See Your Mother? at the age of eighteen. His work for the theatre, television and cinema includes
The Philanthropist, adaptations of Ibsen and Moliere, and the screenplays
Dangerous Liaisons,
Carrington and
The Secret Agent, the last two of which he also directed.