Impressive performances and production values – but Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley doesn’t quite land
- Written by Kirk Dodd, Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney
Prudence Upton/Sydney Theatre CompanyPlaywright Joanna Murray-Smith has a long held fascination with the brilliance of Patricia Highsmith, who published the classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955.
In 2014, Murray-Smith’s Switzerland explored Highsmith’s life, directed by Sarah Goodes for the Sydney Theatre Company. Now, Goodes...
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