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Switzerland
by Joanna Murray-Smith
The Alma Tavern and Theatre, Bristol 8 – 12 April 2025
The Mission Theatre, Bath 15 – 17 April 2025
“I like murders. I’ve committed hundreds of them.”
Switzerland is a taut, psychological thriller, re-imagining the final days in the life of Patricia Highsmith, the renowned master crime novelist of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Strangers on a Train and Carol.
Play summary
Patricia Highsmith, queen of the thriller, aging and ailing hides away in her study in the Swiss Alps, surrounded by her books and an arsenal of antique weaponry, finding solace in her seclusion, her cats and her cigarettes.
Sent by her New York publisher, Edward Ridgeway appears in an attempt to persuade Highsmith to write one final instalment of her best-selling series featuring the master manipulator, Tom Ripley.
As day breaks on the snow covered mountains, it becomes clear that the charming young stranger in her home is set on a far more sinister mission.