The Silence of the Lambs
26 Apr–01 May 2027
Dr Hannibal Lecter will see you now…
Come face to face with the chilling cultural phenomenon THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS as it makes its world stage play premiere. Based on Thomas Harris’s gripping literary masterpiece, this electrifying new play sets the definitive psychological thriller loose in Wolverhampton from Mon 26 April – Sat 1 May 2027.
Starring John Partridge (Eastenders, Cabaret) as Hannibal Lecter, Mollie Gallagher (Coronation Street) as Clarice Starling, Oliver Farnworth (Emmerdale) as Agent Jack Crawford, and Sam Jackson (Skins) as Buffalo Bill, this gripping new production brings these iconic characters terrifyingly close.
When FBI trainee Clarice Starling is sent to interview the psychiatrist and infamous murderer Hannibal Lecter, it’s hoped his brilliant mind will help catch a sadistic new serial killer, Buffalo Bill. Another girl is missing, and time is running out. But Dr Lecter has questions of his own, and now Clarice must decide: keep a safe distance, or let Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ into her head…?
Written by the award-winning Gina Gionfriddo and directed by the acclaimed Nikolai Foster, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS drips with tension and gets you closer than ever to the iconic thrills and terrifyingly memorable characters of the landmark novel.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING. HUNT DOWN A TICKET AND BOOK NOW…
BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
Important Information
Running Time: 2 hours 20 minutes (including a 20 minute interval)
Age Guidance: 15+. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Please note this production contains scenes of threat, violence and murder, strong language, sexual references and harassment, mutilation and body horror, psychological intensity, childhood trauma and onstage prosthetic human remains.
Access Performances:
Audio Described Performance – Saturday 1 May 2027 at 2.30pm
Captioned Performance – Saturday 1 May 2027 at 2.30pm
Access Information: Wheelchair positions can be booked online for our Access Register members or by calling the Box Office on weekdays between 2pm-5.30pm – 01902 42 92 12
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