A new chapter in the legacy of The Silence of the Lambs begins, as the global cultural phenomenon prepares to make its world stage play premiere - and it's coming to the Midlands in 2027.

Acclaimed television writer and playwright Gina Gionfriddo (Law & Order (NBC), Rapture, Blister, Burn) brings Thomas Harris’ gripping literary masterpiece to the stage in a new modern adaptation directed by Nikolai Foster.

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?

Gina Gionfriddo’s theatrical adaptation delves into the psychological tension of Thomas Harris’ landmark novel, drawing the audience deep into Clarice and Lecter’s intelligent, intricate, and bone-chilling game of cat-and-mouse, as the FBI scramble to catch Buffalo Bill, a serial killer still at large. Gionfriddo’s screenwriting credits include Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC), Cold Case (CBS), House of Cards (Netflix) and The Alienist (Netflix). Her plays Becky Shaw and Rapture, Blister, Burn were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2009 and 2013, respectively.

Full creative team and cast to be announced.

The Silence of the Lambs shows at The Alexandra, Birmingham from Tuesday 5 - Saturday 9 January 2027; Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Monday 26 April – Saturday 1 May 2027. Also showing in Coventry (venue and date unknown at time of writing).