The Silence of the Lambs
EVENT INFORMATION
Evenings: 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm
Running time: TBC
Need to know: 15+ (anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult), 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.
Audio Described and Captioned Performance with pre-show Touch Tour: Wed 19 Aug, 7.30pm
Under 30s tickets available
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 in 2026. Based on Thomas Harris’s gripping literary masterpiece, this electrifying new play sets the definitive psychological thriller loose.
When FBI trainee Clarice Starling interviews psychiatrist and infamous murderer Hannibal Lecter, it’s hoped his brilliant mind will help catch sadistic new killer, Buffalo Bill. But Dr Lecter has questions of his own. With another girl now missing and time running out, 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 gets you closer than ever to the iconic thrills and terrifyingly memorable characters of the landmark novel.
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The Silence of the Lambs
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