The Talented Mr Ripley

The Talented Mr Ripley

“I never wanted to murder anyone. It was necessary.”

Step into a world of deception, desire, and deadly ambition.

Tom Ripley is a nobody—scraping by in New York, forging signatures, telling little white lies—until a chance encounter changes everything. When a wealthy stranger offers him an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy to bring home his wayward son, Dickie Greenleaf, Tom leaps at the opportunity.

But in the sun-drenched glamour of 1950s Italy, surrounded by shimmering waters and whispered secrets, Tom is seduced by the life Dickie leads—the freedom, the wealth, the effortless charm. Fascination turns to obsession, and as his grip tightens on Dickie’s world, the lines between truth and deception begin to blur. What starts as an innocent opportunity spirals into a chilling game of lies, identity theft, and murder.

This electrifying new stage adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley brings Patricia Highsmith’s iconic psychological thriller to life like never before. With razor-sharp dialogue, simmering tension, and a dangerously charismatic antihero, this gripping production will pull you into Ripley’s intoxicating world—where nothing is quite as it seems.

How far would you go to become someone else?

Stage rights by Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich.

Group discounts available:
Groups 8+: £5 off
Groups 20+: £6 off
Groups 30+: £7 off

Schools offer – Tue to Thu performances – £17.50 per ticket plus 1 in 10 free

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