The full cast has been revealed for the first-ever UK tour of The Talented Mr Ripley, opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, on 4 September, with an official opening night on 10 September.
Joining previously announced Ed McVey (The Crown, Netflix) as Tom Ripley and Maisie Smith (Eastenders, BBC) as Marge Sherwood are Bruce Herbelin-Earle (Free Rein, Netflix; The Boys in the Boat, Warner Bros) as Dickie Greenleaf, Christopher Bianchi (Othello, Tobacco Factory; Aesop’s Fables, Bristol Old Vic) as Herbert Greenleaf/Roverini, and Cary Crankson (Death of England, National Theatre & Soho Place; A View From The Bridge, West End) as Freddie Miles/Alvin McCarron.
Also joining the cast are Leda (Antigone, UK Tour) as Cleo/Dottie, Jason Eddy (Othello, Royal Shakespeare Theatre; The Rat Trap, Off-Broadway) as Peter/Fausto, Lachlan McCall (A Christmas Carol and The Merry Wives of Windsor, OVO Theatre), Hollie Sullivan (The Mousetrap, UK Tour; Private Lives, Vienna’s English Theatre), and Aldous Ciokajlo-Squire (Doctor Who, BBC/Disney+; Everything Now, Netflix).
2025 marks the 70th anniversary of Patricia Highsmith’s iconic novel, which inspired the Oscar-nominated 2000 film starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as the 2024 Netflix adaptation starring Andrew Scott.
The Talented Mr Ripley is a The Faction production, adapted and directed by Mark Leipacher (Mary Stuart, New Diorama; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wilton’s Music Hall).
“I never wanted to murder anyone. It was necessary.”
Set in 1950s Italy, the story follows Tom Ripley, a man offered the chance to retrieve the wealthy Dickie Greenleaf from abroad. But as Tom becomes entangled in Dickie’s glamorous world, obsession leads to deception, identity theft, and murder.
This thrilling stage adaptation promises razor-sharp dialogue, psychological intensity, and a chillingly charismatic antihero.
The Talented Mr Ripley features set and costume design by Holly Pigott (Fleabag, Wyndham’s Theatre), associate design by Ellen Farrell, lighting by Zeynep Kepekli (The Little Mermaid, Bristol Old Vic), sound by Max Pappenheim (The Night of the Iguana, Noel Coward Theatre), and casting by Marc Frankum CDG (The Woman in Black, Fortune Theatre).
Produced by Jack Maple and Thomas Hopkins, the production is created by The Faction (Macbeth, Stephen Joseph Theatre; My Last Duchess, The Lowry).
Listings and ticket information can be found here
