Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Read by the Cast of the Stage Play

By: Choderlos de Laclos

Narrated by: Dominic West, Janet McTeer, Una Stubbs, Elaine Cassidy, Adjoa Andoh, Edward Holcroft, Morfydd Clark

Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

From the sumptuous private drawing rooms of 18th-century Paris to the decadent estates and chateaus of the French countryside, La Marquise de Merteuil and Le Vicomte de Valmont hatch a long-distance plan of vengeance and seduction.

Valmont is determined to conquer the famously pious Madame de Tourvel, whose husband is abroad on business. However, Merteuil has other plans. She enlists his involvement in the seduction of a young convent girl, Cécile Volanges, the wife-to-be of the Marquise's former lover. But as they race toward the culmination of their plans, events start to spiral out of control and they realise that they might not be as in control of their hearts as once they thought.

Starring:

Madame de Volanges: Adjoa Andoh

La Présidente de Tourvel: Elaine Cassidy

Cécile Volanges: Morfydd Clark

Le Chevalier Danceny: Edward Holcroft

Marquise de Merteuil: Janet McTeer

Vicomte de Valmont: Dominic West

Madame de Rosemond: Una Stubbs.

With announcements by Simon Kane.

Public Domain (P)2016 Audible Ltd.

Critic reviews

“This audio production provides a master class in inhabiting character, interpretation of text, and vocal technique.” (AudioFile)

Perfect in all aspects!

I have read this book and have seen the film many times. Both were exceptionally good. I thought that an audible production would not come near either of those. I was wrong! Three cheers to the cast of this audio production! Impeccable in every aspects! *****

Not great source material for an audible book

The voice actors were fantastic and if the source material had matched their skill, I would have given it a 5 overall. Unfortunately, the combination of using the play instead of the book and then excerpting that material made it difficult to follow. Not even the wonderful talents of the actors could salvage this recording. The

Great surprise

I never would have read/listened to this kind of romance looking book but I got it for free and since it was a classic and only 2 hours long, I gave it a go.

What a great surprise! Not a sappy love story, but a dark tale with manipulative main characters in cahoots. I think the negative reviews here are the people who, like me, saw the cover and were expecting a romance novel. None of that.

The acting was superb and made me want to find more audiobooks by the same performers.

Wonderful surprise of a book.

Fantastic Performance and Writing

This is better than a movie because the writing us so crisp and precise, and the performances so well rendered with layers of depth, wit, and emotion. It’s a joy to listen to.

Oh what a tangled web we weave

A twisted classic that has been done so many different ways. This was a well performed, condensed, dramatization of a tangled web of deceit between a man and a woman. The language is beautiful and the tale is sad.

Love and torment

Need more passages from story or would just rather hear all. Performances were perfect. Still entertaining.

great performances of summarized play

This is a brief encapsulation of some of the main plot points and events in the play, as told through letters between the main characters, and the performances are wonderful. I would have loved to have seen this production in it's fullness, particularly the wonderful Dominc West and Janet McTeer.

The (only slight) down-side is I think you need to know a little of the play (or movie) first to imagine the set-up and staging. I find that's fairly common in listening to audio plays, but if you've seen the movie, that will be more than enough.

Confusing

Caution- this is abridged. Story is confusing when important details are cut. Buy the complete story.

Extraordinary

A tip top experience. The script, acting, and production are excellent in every way. More Dominic West performances please!

Not my cup of tea

Dangerous Liaisons is not what I would normally choose to listen to (shared with me by Audible). Nice work by the actors, though. Very expressive.