Featured Show: The Talented Mr Ripley Bristol Old Vic

The UK tour which premiered in Cheltenham comes to Bristol next month

It’s not long until the first ever UK tour of The Talented Mr Ripley calls into Bristol Old Vic.

It’s the 70th anniversary of Patricia Highsmith’s gripping novel, which has inspired movie makers, Netflix and theatre companies, as well as a world of spin-offs from her characters.

Now, theatre production company The Faction, has brought the story to the stage, adapted and directed by Mark Leipacher.

The Crown’s Ed Mcvey as Tom Ripley and Eastenders’ Maisie Smith as Marge Sherwood, lead an ensemble cast of ten.

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.

The Talented Mr Ripley will be at Bristol Old Vic 03 – 08 November 2025

For more information or to book, visit: https://bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/the-talented-mr-ripley

Cast and Creatives
Tom Ripley – Ed McVey
Dickie Greenleaf – Bruce Herbelin-Earle
Marge Sherwood – Maisie Smith
Herbert Greenleaf/Roverini – Christopher Bianchi
Freddie Miles/Alvin McCarron/Figure 3 – Cary Crankson
Cleo / Dottie / Stuzzi / Buffi / Figure 5 – Leda
Peter/Fausto – Jason Eddy
Figure 1 / Receptionist / Concierge / Passerby – Lachlan McCall
Figure 2 / Mily / French Girl – Hollie Sullivan
Figure 4 / Official – Aldous Ciokajlo Squire

Book by Patricia Highsmith
Adapted and Directed by Mark Leipacher
Produced by Jack Maple and Thomas Hopkins
Set and Costume Design – Holly Pigott
Associate Set and Costume Design –Ellen Farrell
Lighting Design – Zeynep Kepekli
Sound Design – Max Pappenheim
Casting – Marc Frankum CDG

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