Venue: Theatre Royal
Running time: Doors open 1 hour before each performance. TBC
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Age Guidance: 15+
Show warnings: 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.
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The iconic psychological thriller
A world stage premier
The Silence Of The Lambs
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 stageplay premiere in 2026. Based on Thomas Harris’s gripping literary masterpiece, this electrifying new play sets the definitive psychological thriller loose in a city near you from next July.
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 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.
Members
All tickets £39 for Tuesday 7.30pm performance (excluding Balcony) and save £5 in the Stalls and Upper Circle for Wednesday 7.30pm and Thursday 2pm & 7.30pm performances only.
Under 26s
Save £5 in the Stalls and Upper Circle for Tuesday to Thursday 7.30pm & Thursday 2pm performances. To purchase these tickets you must be 26 or under at the time of booking. You may be asked to show your ID on doors to confirm your age.
Groups 10+
Save £5 in the Stalls and Upper Circle for Tuesday to Thursday 7.30pm & Thursday 2pm performances on bookings of ten or more tickets with 1 free ticket for every 20 seats booked. Please email our Group Sales team or call 0115 989 5555 to book.
No concessions in the Balcony or for Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 2.30pm & 7.30pm performances
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Tuesday 15 September
7:30 PM
Wednesday 16 September
7:30 PM
Thursday 17 September
2:00 PM
Thursday 17 September
7:30 PM
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