Ed McVey and Maisie Smith to star in UK tour of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY

It has been announced that The Crown’s Ed McVey and Eastenders alum and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Maisie Smith will star as Ripley and Marge, respectively, in the first ever UK tour of THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, on 4 September.

Ed and Maisie will star in the roles until the end of 2025. Further casting to be announced.

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY is a The Faction production, adapted and directed by Mark Leipacher.

"I never wanted to murder anyone. It was necessary."

Step into a world 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, this gripping stage adaptation of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY brings Patricia Highsmith’s iconic novel to life in a thrilling new production. With razor-sharp dialogue, psychological intensity, and a chillingly charismatic antihero, this is Ripley as you’ve never seen him before.

How far would you go to be someone else?

THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY features set and costume design by Holly Piggott, lighting by Zeynep Kepekli, sound by Max Pappenheim, and casting by Marc Frankum CDG.

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