Sexual Perversity in Chicago

Comedy Theatre, London, UK - 2003

Directed by Lindsay Posner

Written by David Mamet in 1974

Cast:

Matthew Perry - Dan ("Friends")

Kelly Reilly - Deb

Minnie Driver- Joan ("Good Will Hunting")

Hank Azaria - Bernie ("The Simpsons")

Synopsis

A story of four young people looking for love.  Bernie (Hank Azaria) loudly proclaims to have regular sex with plenty of attractive women, yet seems to resent his friend, Dan (Matthew Perry), sleeping with Deb, an attractive young lady (Kelly Reilly) he met at the library.  Deb's flatmate, Joan (Minnie Driver), seems similarly disapproving of her friend's new relationship.  The lovers move in together to have a proper relationship, but things don't run smoothly.  Perhaps sex isn't everything?

Reviewers' comments on Kelly Reilly:

"Kelly Reilly develops a fine ferocity in the role of Deborah." - from Kate Kellaway, The Observer.

"The four actors are perfectly matched in Lindsay Posner's production.  Matthew Perry and Kelly Reilly as the attractive lovers move convincingly from mutual sexual curiosity to Strindbergian loathing. " - from Michael Billington, Guardian Unlimited.

"... only Hank Azaria, as the brutish Bernard, matches the sole British member, Kelly Reilly as Deborah. " - from Peter Hepple, The Stage Newspaper.

"And watch out for Kelly Reilly. She is the acting equivalent of an iron fist in a velvet glove" - from Kay Bellwood, BBC Essex Footlights.

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