A popular story for over two centuries, Les Liaisons Dangereuses probably needs little in the way of introduction, but in a nutshell: the original novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos debuted in 1782, and was considered rather scandalous at the time, depicting the French aristocracy engaged in games of seduction and revenge. It was adapted for the stage in 1985 by Christopher Hampton in an Olivier Award-winning production starring Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson and Lindsay Duncan; this version was subsequently adapted for the screen in 1988’s Dangerous Liaisons, starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer.