The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs comes to the Swansea Grand Theatre and Arts Wing on Tuesday 16 February and Saturday 20 February 2027. It's a new stage adaptation of Thomas Harris's novel, with John Partridge taking on the role of Hannibal Lecter.

Television writer and playwright Gina Gionfriddo, known for Law & Order and Rapture, Blister, Burn, wrote the play, and Nikolai Foster directed it. The production made its world stage premiere in 2026 at Leicester's Curve theatre before setting off on a major tour across the UK and Ireland. It's produced by Indigo Productions and Crossroads Live in association with Curve.

The story follows FBI trainee Clarice Starling as she interviews the psychiatrist and murderer Hannibal Lecter in the hunt for the serial killer Buffalo Bill. It's a psychological thriller, and it doesn't hold back on the darker side of the source material: the show is rated 15+ and contains scenes of threat, violence and murder, strong language, sexual references, harassment, mutilation, body horror and psychological intensity, with prosthetic human remains on stage. If you're not one for the more visceral side of crime, that's something to keep in mind before you book.

Between the two dates, you've got a choice of a Tuesday night or a Saturday, so you can pick whichever fits your week better. It's playing at the Swansea Grand Theatre and Arts Wing, with John Partridge leading the cast as Lecter.