The Talented Mr Ripley to Tour the UK for the First Time in 2025

World Premiere Stage Adaptation Opens at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

Producers Jack Maple and Thomas Hopkins have announced the first-ever UK tour of a brand-new stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller The Talented Mr Ripley. The production will open at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, on 4 September 2025, with an official press night on 10 September, marking the 70th anniversary of the novel’s publication .

This Faction production is adapted and directed by Mark Leipacher, known for his acclaimed stagings of Mary Stuart and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and promises a fresh and thrilling take on Highsmith’s enduring story of obsession, deception, and murder.

A Dark Tale of Identity and Ambition

First published in 1955 and widely regarded as one of the greatest crime novels of the 20th century, The Talented Mr Ripley has been famously adapted for the screen in the 1999 Oscar-nominated film starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Gwyneth Paltrow, and more recently in the 2024 Netflix series starring Andrew Scott.

The new production transports audiences to 1950s Italy, where Tom Ripley, a man of modest means and no real prospects, is sent by a wealthy businessman to retrieve his son, Dickie Greenleaf, from his idyllic Mediterranean life. But as Tom is drawn into Dickie’s world of wealth and privilege, the line between admiration and obsession begins to blur—with deadly consequences .

Featuring razor-sharp dialogue, atmospheric staging, and a chillingly charismatic antihero, this adaptation promises to deliver a suspenseful, visually rich evening of theatre.

Creative Team and Production Credits

• Adaptor & Director: Mark Leipacher

• Set and Costume Design: Holly Piggott (Fleabag, Wyndham’s Theatre)

• Associate Set and Costume Design: Ellen Farrell

• Lighting Design: Zeynep Kepekli (The Little Mermaid, Bristol Old Vic)

• Sound Design: Max Pappenheim (The Night of the Iguana, Noël Coward Theatre)

• Casting Director: Marc Frankum CDG (The Woman in Black, Fortune Theatre)

Produced by Jack Maple (Spring Awakening, The View Upstairs) and Thomas Hopkins (ROSE, This Bitter Earth), the tour is presented by Faction, known for their innovative and visually distinctive productions .

Casting is still to be announced.

Tour Dates and Venues

The production will visit the following venues in 2025, with additional 2026 dates to be announced:

• 4–13 September – Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

• 15–20 September – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

• 22–27 September – Birmingham Rep

• 6–11 October – New Victoria Theatre, Woking

• 13–18 October – Oxford Playhouse

• 27 October–1 November – Theatre Royal Brighton

• 3–8 November – Bristol Old Vic

• 10–15 November – Richmond Theatre

• 17-22 November – Lowry, Salford

A Gripping New Vision of a Literary Classic

As audiences continue to be fascinated by the enigmatic Tom Ripley across books, film, and television, this new stage version offers a bold theatrical interpretation of his descent into duplicity and violence. With a celebrated creative team behind it and a national tour that brings the story to audiences across the country, The Talented Mr Ripley is poised to become one of the most talked-about new productions of 2025.