The Talented Mr Ripley is coming to Richmond Theatre as part of the first ever UK tour of the stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel.
“I never wanted to murder anyone. It was necessary.”
Tom Ripley is a nobody – until he’s offered an unexpected opportunity: travel to Italy and bring home the wealthy and carefree Dickie Greenleaf. But as Tom is drawn into Dickie’s glittering world of privilege, his obsession takes a dark turn. What begins as an innocent invitation spirals into a web of lies, identity theft, and murder.
Set against the sun-drenched backdrop of 1950s Italy, the stage adaptation of The Talented Mr Ripley brings Highsmith’s iconic novel to life in a thrilling new production, which will tour the UK on the 70th anniversary of the novel’s publication.
It also inspired the 2000 Oscar-nominated film starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow, and the 2024 Netflix adaptation starring Andrew Scott.
The Talented Mr Ripley is a The Faction production produced by Jack Maple and Thomas Hopkins. Set & costume design is by Holly Piggott (Fleabag), with associate set & costume design by Ellen Farrell, lighting design by Zeynep Kepekli (The Little Mermaid), sound design by Max Pappenheim (The Night of the Iguana) and casting by Marc Frankum (The Woman in Black).
Opening in September, the show will visit Richmond Theatre from November 10-15. Tickets: The Talented Mr Ripley