Monica Barbaro Instagram – If there are any nerves ahead of the new staging of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, they are likely @MonicaBarbaro’s, for whom this will be a first theatre credit. A Christopher Hampton play, opposite two-time Olivier-winner Lesley Manville, at the @NationalTheatre… It’s quite the debut. “I think I just broke the news to Aidan Turner and Lesley,” she says of her first-timer status post-shoot. “[I was like,] ‘Did no one brief you on this?’” Click the link in bio to read the interview and see the full story in the new issue, on newsstands 20 January 2026.
#AidanTurner, #LesleyManville and #MonicaBarbaro photographed by @ScottTrindle and styled by @Jessica_Gerardi, with hair by @DavidHarborow, make-up by @CUrquhartMUA, Lesley’s make-up by @Amanda.Grossman, nails by @SabrinaGayle__, set design by @Harry_Stayt and production by @AmeliaStudios. | Posted on 14/Jan/2026 14:45:01
