The Talented Mr Ripley heads to Aylesbury in the new year

L-R Bruce Herbelin-Earle as Dickie Greenleaf and Ed McVey as Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr Ripley, credit Mark Senior

Following rave reviews and sold-out performances throughout its 2025 season touring the UK, producers Jack Maple, Thomas Hopkins, SAMS Entertainment and Carl Moellenberg are delighted to announce that the first ever UK and International tour of Patricia Highsmith’s iconic thriller The Talented Mr Ripley extends into 2026 ahead of a planned West End transfer, coming to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Mon 26-Sat 31 Jan.

Ed McVey (The Crown, Netflix), Maisie Smith (Eastenders, BBC) and Bruce Herbelin-Earle (Free Reign, Netflix) continue in the roles of Tom Ripley, Marge Sherwood and Dickie Greenleaf respectively.

Described by The Stage as a ‘thrilling adaptation’ (★★★★) and WhatsOnStage as ‘ingenious stories and brilliantly multi-faceted characters’ (★★★★), The Talented Mr Ripley is adapted and directed by Mark Leipacher (Mary Stuart, New Diorama, UK tour and international; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wilton’s Music Hall/Theatre Royal Bath Ustinov/UK tour).

Starring Ed McVey as Tom Ripley, Maisie Smith as Marge Sherwood and Bruce Herbelin-Earle as Dickie Greenleaf with Christopher Bianchi (Othello, Tobacco Factory) as Herbert Greenleaf/Roverini, Cary Crankson (Death of England, National Theatre) as Freddie Miles/Alvin McCarron, Leda (Antigone, UK Tour) as Cleo/Dottie and Jason Eddy (Othello, Royal Shakespeare Theatre) as Peter/Fausto. The cast is completed by Lachlan McCall (A Christmas Carol, OVO Theatre), Hollie Sullivan (The Mousetrap, UK) and Aldous Ciokajlo-Squire (Doctor Who, BBC/Disney+).

2025 marks the 70th anniversary of Patricia Highsmith’s gripping novel, the source material for the 2000 Oscar-nominated film starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow, the 2024 Netflix adaptation starring Andrew Scott and the stage adaptation.

‘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.

Tickets for this gripping production are on sale now at atgtickets.com/Aylesbury* (bkg fees apply).

L-R Bruce Herbelin-Earle as Dickie Greenleaf and Ed McVey as Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr Ripley, credit Mark Senior