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Phyllis Nagy's play adapts Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’, following Tom Ripley as he is dispatched to Italy to locate Richard Greenleaf, the disgruntled son of a wealthy American couple. In the course of his investigation, Ripley’s charm and cunning are revealed as tools of manipulation and violence, turning a simple assignment into a complex web of deception and murder.
The production premiered at the Palace Theatre in Watford in October 1998. By focusing on the psychological depth of its titular anti‑hero, the play explores themes of identity, morality, and the dark side of aristocratic delight.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Drama & Plays/Drama
Authors: Phyllis Nagy
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