And his performance turns the shifting power dynamics between them into a high-stakes pas de deux.
The play then transferred to the on Broadway in early November 2011, and her performance received critical acclaim.
She won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 2012 for Venus in Fur.
Someone dropped the ball big-time on this one.
However, not only is Billy currently hampered by the medications he's taking and the depression setting in after being shot, but Patty herself is nursing some fresh wounds that she's not entirely ready to let go of.
There was so much fire coupled with so much technique.