
The Talented Mr. Ripley
I never wanted to murder anyone. It was necessary.”
Step into a world of deception, desire, and deadly ambition. How far would you go to become someone else?
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.
The ten-strong ensemble cast is led by Ed McVey as Tom Ripley. Ed was one of the stars of The Crown. Bruce Herbelin-Earle from Netflix’s Free Rein is Dickie Greenleaf and EastEnders regular and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Maisie Smith stars as Marge Sherwood.
This electrifying new stage adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley brings Patricia Highsmith’s iconic psychological thriller, which inspired the acclaimed movie and Netflix series, 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.
Stage rights by Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich.
Venue
Presented by
The Faction
Based on the novel by
Patricia Highsmith
Adapted and directed by
Mark Leipacher
Price
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Access Performances
Audio Described: Sat 27 Sep 2.30pm (described by Carolyn Smith)
A Free Touch Tour is available to book at 1.30pm before the Audio Described performance.
Captioned: Wed 24 Sep 7.30pm (captioned by Cara Lawless)
Age Guidance
12+
Please note, no under 5s will be admitted to the auditorium.
Cast
Ed McVey
Ed McVey is best known for his debut performance as Prince William in The Crown (Netflix) starring alongside iconic actors such as Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce and Dominic West.
Ed proved to be the standout star of the final series of the royal drama with Radio Times declaring “McVey is up to the challenge, proving to be a captivating screen presence and impressive at capturing the essence of the young prince”. Ed was nominated for his role in the show in the category of Outstanding Performance by an ensemble in a Drama Series at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Previous theatre credits includes: Camp Siegfried at The Old Vic.
Bruce Herbelin-Earle
Bruce Herbelin-Earle is a British/French actor from West Sussex. He gained recognition as ‘Marcus Greenbridge’ in the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series Free Rein, which ran for three seasons alongside two standalone TV films.
Screen credits include: George Clooney-directed feature film The Boys in the Boat (Amazon/MGM), Channel 5’s drama mini-series 15 Days, as well as British independent films such as Open All Night, Wretched Things, The Rizen and fantasy-drama Me and the Witch.
The Talented Mr. Ripley U.K tour marks his professional theatre debut.
Maisie Smith
Maisie is an award-winning actress, best known for her beloved portrayal of Tiffany Butcher in BBC’s EastEnders.
She made her screen debut as a young Queen Elizabeth in The Other Boleyn Girl, alongside Scarlett Johansson and Eddie Redmayne—the same year she first appeared in EastEnders. Maisie played Tiffany for 13 years, becoming a central figure in the iconic Butcher family and taking on many gripping storylines. She departed the show in late 2021.
Her performance earned her accolades including ‘Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor’ at the British Soap Awards and ‘Best Young Actor’ at the Inside Soap Awards. In 2019, Maisie won Children in Need: Strictly Come Dancing Special with Kevin Clifton and went on to reach the final of Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, winning over audiences nationwide.
She later toured with Strictly Presents: Keep Dancing in 2022. Maisie then starred as Fran in the UK tour of Strictly Ballroom The Musical, based on Baz Luhrmann’s award-winning film—a role that earned her a nomination for ‘Best Performer in a Musical’ at The Stage Debut Awards.
In 2024, she played Chloe in the British gangster comedy Bermondsey Tales: The Fall of the Roman Empire. Most recently, she toured arenas across the UK and Europe as Beth in Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds – Spirit of Man Tour 2025.
Christopher Bianchi
Theatre credits include: Pinocchio (Watermill Theatre) I’m Sorry Prime Minister: I Can’t Quite Remember and Waiting for Anya (Barn Theatre), Of Mice and Men (The Torch Theatre) and Othello, Tartuffe, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Living Quarters, As You Like It, Arcadia, Richard III, The Cherry Orchard, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra and Julius Caesar (Tobacco Factory); Othello (English Touring Theatre); Cinderella (MAC, Birmingham); Robin Hood (Tenbury); The Boy Who Cried Wolf, No Loud Bangs, The Rivals, Penetrator, Aesop’s Fables (Bristol Old Vic); The Last Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor, A Christmas Carol, Alice through the Looking Glass, Waiting For Godot (Tobacco Factory); Betrayal, The Nutcracker (Bath Theatre Royal); The French Detective and the Blue Dog (Egg, Bath); A Flying Visit, The Crowstarver, Bonjour Bob, The Ministry of Fear (Theatre Alibi); King Lear, The Provok’d Wife, The Seagull, Filumena (Peter Hall Company); The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Charlotte’s Web & The Three Musketeers (Duke’s, Lancaster); Clown (Travelling Light); Blue/Orange (Plain Clothes), and Instant Wit; Desperate Men.
Cary Crankson
Cary Crankson is a London-born actor, has built an extensive career across film, television, and theatre. He earned the ‘Best Lead Performance in a Play’ award at the 2020 OFFIES (Off West End Awards) for his portrayal of Jamie in Simon Stephen’s ‘Country Music’ at the Omnibus Theatre, Clapham. Cary understudied the role of Michael in ‘Death of England’ at the National Theatre and Soho Place.
His stage credits include: Chris Keller in ‘All My Sons’ at Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, Tony in ‘Abigail’s Party‘ at Leicester Curve, Mugsy in ‘Dealers Choice‘ at Royal and Derngate, Kenny in ‘The Saints’ at Nuffield Theatre, Ted in ‘Wasted‘ at The Roundhouse, Iago in ‘Othello‘ at The Rose, Alex in ‘Seawall‘ at Salisbury Playhouse, Jonathan in ‘Flight Path‘ at The Bush, and Dario in ‘Silverland‘ at Arcola Theatre/ 59E59 New York.
His screen credits include: Mr. Barrowclough in ‘Scrapper’ (BBC Films), Alan in ‘Silent Night’ (Break ‘Em Films), Adult Angus in ‘The Peripheral’ (Amazon Prime), Gary Lewis in ‘Doctors’ (BBC), Richard Vincent and James Maguire in ‘The Bill’ (Talkback Thames), and Trevor Jackman in ‘Doctors’ (BBC1).
Leda
Leda began her career as a street dance choreographer in her hometown of Leicester, before training in physical theatre (Lecoq) and graduating from The Oxford School of Drama in 2018.
Recent theatre credits include: Julius Caesar and Pride and Prejudice with Aquila Theatre, the one-woman show Nuclear Future, Shudder (Soho Theatre), and leading roles in The Time Machine and Alice in Wonderland with Creation Theatre.
Leda has also co-directed new work, including Trailblazers with History Riot at the Tower of London, Black Voices in Myth with Actors of Dionysus and her award-winning short film DINAH.

Peter / Fausto
Jason Eddy
Jason Eddy
Lachlan McCall
Lachlan is an experienced stage and screen performer having played a range of classical roles including the lead roles of Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Oedipus in Thebes, Clarence in Richard III, Banquo in Macbeth, Horatio in Hamlet and Andrei in Three Sisters. He’s worked extensively in London and both nationally and internationally at venues including York Theatre Royal, Theatre Royal Bath, and Northern Stage and as far afield as Lebanon, Qatar and Bermuda.
Theatre credits include: The Man With The Flower In His Mouth, Richard III, Morder, Hamlet, Thebes, The Robbers, Fiesco, Three Sisters, Blood Wedding, Twelfth Night, Mary Stuart, Miss Julie, The Canterbury Tales and Strindberg’s Apartment (Theatre for The Faction).
Other theatre credits include: Lord of the Flies (Pilot Theatre/York Theatre Royal), Sad Play (Arcola), Call To Prayer (Southwark Playhouse), Mums (Soho Theatre), The Polar Express (Twisted Reality). Television includes: Coronation Street (ITV), Law & Order (Kudos), The Engineering That Built America (October Films), The Man Who Saved The World (Bedlam Productions).
Film credits include: Persistence (Black Bull Films), Life Just Is (Tiger Kali)
Screen credits include: Coronation Street, Law & Order: UK, The Engineering That Built America and The Man Who Saved The World.
Hollie Sullivan
Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Theatre credits include: The Mousetrap (70th Anniversary UK Tour) Barefoot in the Park (Vienna’s English Theatre); Private Lives (Vienna’s English Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Vienna’s English Theatre); Barefoot in the Park (The Mill at Sonning); Sam Wanamaker Festival 2016 (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre); Julius Caesar (Shakespeare Festival-Neuss).
Film and Television credits include: Waking The Dead (BBC); A Secondson (Amazon Prime Video)
Other credits include: Doctor Who – The Middle (Big Finish Productions); The Surveyor (Web series)
Aldous Ciokajlo-Squire
Aldous Ciokajlo-Squire is a London based actor & writer who trained at London Academy Of Music & Dramatic Arts (LAMDA).
Recent credits include: Last Days directed by Justin Lin, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2025, Doctor Who (BBC/ Disney +), Everything Now (Netflix), The Silent & The Noise (Papatango Theatre Company) and he has just wrapped on a new film called Molly written & directed by Darius Shu.
Recent self created work also includes: Winters Clipped Wing (This is our youth company) & 6:24 (Mish Mash x LAMDA), which is now in development after being selected and commissioned to be part of the LAMDA x Mish Mash festival in 2024.
Creatives
Based on the book by
Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith
Adapted and directed by
Mark Leipacher
Mark Leipacher
Set and costume design by
Holly Piggott
Holly Piggott
Associate set and costume design by
Ellen Farrell
Ellen Farrell
Lighting design by
Zeynep Kepekli
Zeynep Kepekli
Sound design by
Max Pappenheim
Max Pappenheim
Casting by