The stage adaptation of the 1955 novel and hit film will tour UK theatres from 4th September, 70 years after the novel’s publication.
The first ever UK tour of The Talented Mr. Ripley will open at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, where it will play until 13th September, before visiting venues including Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Oxford Playhouse and Bristol Old Vic.
The tour is currently scheduled to run until 15th November at Richmond Theatre, with further 2026 tour dates to be announced. A West End run is also planned.
2025 tour dates
- 4th - 13th September, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
- 15th - 20th September, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
- 22nd - 27th September, Birmingham Rep
- 6th - 11th October, New Victoria Theatre, Woking
- 13th - 18th October, Oxford Playhouse
- 27th October - 1st November, Theatre Royal, Brighton
- 3rd - 8th November, Bristol Old Vic
- 10th - 15th November, Richmond Theatre
The show has been adapted and directed by Mark Leipacher (Mary Stuart, New Diorama theatre, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wilton’s Music Hall/Theatre Royal Bath).
The creative team will also include set and costume design by Holly Piggott (Fleabag, Wyndham’s Theatre), sound design by Max Pappenheim (The Night of the Iguana, Noel Coward Theatre) and casting by Marc Frankum CDG (The Woman in Black, Fortune Theatre).
About the show
Produced by Jack Maple and Thomas Hopkins, The Talented Mr. Ripley is based on Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller novel which inspired the 1999 Oscar nominated film starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow, and the 2024 Netflix adaptation starring Andrew Scott.
A story of deception, desire and deadly ambition, 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 Patricia Highsmith’s iconic novel to life with razor-sharp dialogue, psychological intensity and a chillingly charismatic antihero.
Group bookings are venue specific. For more information about The Talented Mr. Ripley tour, go to www.thetalentedmrripleyplay.com.
