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Full Cast Announced for The Talented Mr Ripley UK Tour
Published on
August 27, 2025
By
Julia Jordan
Ed McVey, Maisie Smith and Bruce Herbelin-Earle Lead Gripping New Stage Adaptation
The upcoming UK tour of The Talented Mr Ripley has announced its full cast, ahead of its premiere at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on 4 September 2025. The production marks the first ever UK tour of Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller and coincides with the 70th anniversary of the novel’s publication.
Following recent screen adaptations, including the 2000 Oscar-nominated film and the 2024 Netflix series, this fresh theatrical take is directed and adapted by Mark Leipacher for The Faction.
The Cast
Previously announced Ed McVey (The Crown, Netflix) will star as Tom Ripley, alongside Maisie Smith (EastEnders, BBC) as Marge Sherwood. Joining them are:
Bruce Herbelin-Earle (Free Reign, The Boys in the Boat) as Dickie Greenleaf
Christopher Bianchi as Herbert Greenleaf / Roverini
Cary Crankson as Freddie Miles / Alvin McCarron
Leda as Cleo / Dottie
Jason Eddy as Peter / Fausto
Lachlan McCall, Hollie Sullivan, and Aldous Ciokajlo-Squire round out the ensemble
About the Production
Set against the sun-drenched backdrop of 1950s Italy, The Talented Mr Ripley follows a young con artist sent to bring back the wealthy and carefree Dickie Greenleaf. But as Tom is drawn into Dickie’s glamorous world, admiration turns into obsession—and a chilling descent into deception, identity theft and murder.
This stage version promises psychological intensity and razor-sharp tension, spotlighting one of literature’s most enigmatic antiheroes.
Creative Team
Director & Adaptor: Mark Leipacher
Set & Costume Design: Holly Pigott (Fleabag, Wyndham’s Theatre)
Associate Set & Costume Design: Ellen Farrell
Lighting Design: Zeynep Kepekli
Sound Design: Max Pappenheim
Casting Director: Marc Frankum CDG
Produced by Jack Maple and Thomas Hopkins for The Faction, the tour is set to reach audiences across the UK from autumn 2025 into 2026.
UK Tour Dates
4 – 13 Sept 2025: Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
15 – 20 Sept: Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
22 – 27 Sept: Birmingham Rep
6 – 11 Oct: New Victoria Theatre, Woking
13 – 18 Oct: Oxford Playhouse
27 Oct – 1 Nov: Theatre Royal Brighton
3 – 8 Nov: Bristol Old Vic
10 – 15 Nov: Richmond Theatre
17 – 22 Nov: The Lowry, Salford
More 2026 dates to be announced
A chilling exploration of identity, obsession and ambition, The Talented Mr Ripley promises to be one of the most captivating theatrical events of 2025.
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