The first ever UK and International tour of Patricia Highsmith’s iconic thriller The Talented Mr Ripley extends into 2026, coming to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Monday 20 - Saturday 25 April 2026.

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.

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 The Talented Mr Ripley are on sale now at grandtheatre.co.uk.