Dangerous Liaisons


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28 January 2026 until 28 January 2026

“Despite Dangerous Liaisons being published in 1782, it is a novel that speaks about very current issues today, such as the abuse of power, consent, or how money can, unfortunately, buy almost everything. Valmont and Merteuil, its protagonists, two fascinating characters with “no moral restraint” –as Jean Paul Sartre described them– are not far removed from people like Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislain Maxwell, to name just two of the celebrities who have been involved in one of the many scandals we have come to know in recent years.
Dangerous Liaisons, “a book that burns like ice,” as Baudelaire said, talks about things that have happened, but that still continue to happen, about how the most powerful classes are able to play with total impunity with the less fortunate, and about how sex and the need to possess often mark our lives. Christopher Hampton himself said shortly after premiering his work: “What fascinates about this story is its relevance. The manipulation of feelings and the use of love as a weapon are topics as current today as they were in the 18th century.” David Serrano

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