THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS BRINGS ITS WORLD STAGE PLAY PREMIERE TOUR TO BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE
The gripping psychological thriller The Silence of the Lambs is coming to Blackpool Grand Theatre from Monday 11 to Saturday 16 January 2027 with a press performance on Monday 11th January at 7:30pm, as part of its major UK and Ireland tour.
Based on Thomas Harris’s modern classic novel, this electrifying new production marks the story’s world stage play premiere. Adapted by two-time Pulitzer finalist and Tony-nominated playwright Gina Gionfriddo, and directed by acclaimed Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, the production brings one of the most celebrated psychological thrillers of all time to the stage.
Mollie Gallagher, best known for her award-winning role as Nina Lucas in ITV’s Coronation Street, makes her professional theatre debut as FBI trainee Clarice Starling. She is joined by John Partridge, best known for playing Christian Clarke in BBC’s EastEnders and for his extensive West End career, as the refined yet sadistic Dr Hannibal Lecter. Oliver Farnworth (Emmerdale) stars as FBI agent Jack Crawford, with Sam Jackson (Skins) as the notorious serial killer Buffalo Bill.
When FBI trainee Clarice Starling is sent to interview the brilliant psychiatrist and infamous murderer Hannibal Lecter, it is hoped that his extraordinary mind will help the FBI catch a sadistic new serial killer known as Buffalo Bill. Another girl is missing, and time is running out. But Dr Lecter has questions of his own, and Clarice must decide whether to keep a safe distance or allow Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ into her head.
Gionfriddo’s bold stage adaptation delves into the psychological tension of Harris’s landmark novel, drawing audiences into Clarice and Lecter’s intricate, bone-chilling game of cat and mouse as the FBI race to catch a killer still at large.
The production is directed by Nikolai Foster, Artistic Director of Curve, whose recent work includes numerous acclaimed musical revivals, new plays and touring productions. The creative team also includes designer Michael Taylor, sound designer Carolyn Downing, projection designer George Reeve, composer Grant Olding and lighting designer Howard Hudson, with Julia Thomas as Associate Director.
Produced by Indigo Productions and Crossroads Live in association with Curve, The Silence of the Lambs offers audiences the chance to experience this seminal thriller in a gripping new theatrical form.
Tickets are available from £18 via https://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/event/the-silence-of-the-lambs.
