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By Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, in a new version by Sian Ejiwunmi-LeBerre.

Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this dark and scandalously funny masterpiece of eighteenth-century French literature, which has never before been dramatised by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.

Sian Ejiwunmi-LeBerre’s brand new version plays fast and loose with the letter form of the novel, as clueless ingenue Cecile de Volanges, and lonely wife Lady Tourvel, both become prey in a struggle for seduction between two amoral ex-lovers: Madame de Merteuil and Count Valmont.

The battle turns darker, as the rivals deal out sexual control and abuse in a dangerous contest that will kill one of them - and one of their victims.

Cast:
Madame de Merteuil ….. Tanya Moodie
Count Valmont ….. Ray Fearon
Cecile de Volanges ….. Nicola Coughlan
Lady Tourvel ….. Melody Grove
The Editor ….. Sian Ejiwunmi-LeBerre
Danceny ….. Sid Sagar
Lady Volanges ….. Juliet Cowan
Lady Rosemonde ..... Amanda Boxer
Ensemble ….. Alexander Devrient, David Hounslow, Ryan Whittle
Harpist ..... Ruth Faber
Singers ..... Rowan Atkins, Freddie Falzon

Sound Design ….. Jon Nicholls, Jonquil Panting, Olga Reed

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting

A Jonx production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4