EastEnders actor and West End star John Partridge will play Dr Hannibal Lecter in the UK and Ireland tour of The Silence of the Lambs, which comes to Richmond Theatre in April 2027.
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 the 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 Gina Gionfriddo (Law & Order, House of Cards), this modern adaptation of Thomas Harris’s novel is directed by Nikolai Foster. Full creative team and further casting to be announced.
The Silence of the Lambs is produced by Indigo Productions and Crossroads Live in association with Curve.
Tickets here.
Top image: John Partridge announcement. Photography by Matt Crockett