Indigo Productions\u00a0and\u00a0Crossroads Live,\u00a0in association with\u00a0Curve, are delighted to announce full casting for the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of\u00a0The Silence of the Lambs,\u00a0as the global cultural phenomenon prepares to make its\u00a0world stage play premiere.<\/p>\n
Mollie Gallagher\u00a0(Coronation Street) will make her professional theatre debut as\u00a0\u2018Clarice Starling\u2019,\u00a0Oliver Farnworth\u00a0(Emmerdale)\u00a0will star as\u00a0\u2018Jack Crawford\u2019\u00a0alongside\u00a0Sam Jackson\u00a0(Skins) as \u2018Buffalo Bill\u2019, when the electrifying new production visits\u00a0Sunderland Empire\u00a0from\u00a0Monday 21 \u2013 Saturday 26 June 2027, as part of a major UK and Ireland tour.<\/p>\n
Also joining the ensemble are\u00a0Minal Patel\u00a0as\u00a0\u2018Frederick Chilton\u2019;\u00a0Jo Mousley\u00a0as\u00a0\u2018Senator Ruth Martin\u2019;Lottie Amor\u00a0as\u00a0\u2018Catherine Martin\u2019;\u00a0Mark Peachey\u00a0as\u00a0\u2018Pilcher\u2019;\u00a0Andrew Joshi\u00a0as\u00a0\u2018Peterson\u2019;\u00a0Jonny Magnanti\u00a0as \u2018Wertimer\u2019,\u00a0with\u00a0Mary Timbrell Hill\u00a0completing the company, all taking on a variety of roles.<\/p>\n
They join previously announced British actor, singer, presenter, writer and director,\u00a0John Partridge. Best known for his long-running role as Christian Clarke in BBC 1\u2019s\u00a0Eastenders\u00a0and extensive range of West End credits from\u00a0CATS\u00a0to\u00a0Everybody\u2019s Talking About Jamie, John will don the iconic mask as the refined and sadistic\u00a0Dr Hannibal Lecter.<\/p>\n
Mollie Gallagher\u00a0makes her professional theatrical debut as\u00a0Clarice Starling.\u00a0Mollie is an award-winning actor (Serial drama performance, National Theatre Awards) best-known for her role as Nina Lucas on ITV long running soap,\u00a0Coronation Street.\u00a0Mollie joined\u00a0Coronation Street\u00a0straight out of drama school and has since been central to some of the show\u2019s biggest storylines, including the powerful\u00a0\u2018Nina\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Seb\u2019\u00a0hate crime storyline, based on the attack of Sophie Lanacaster. In 2023 Mollie took part in ITV\u2019s\u00a0Dancing On Ice\u00a0in which she reached the semi-finals.\u00a0The Silence of the Lambs\u00a0is Mollie\u2019s professional theatre debut.<\/p>\n
Oliver Farnworth\u00a0is\u00a0Jack Crawford.\u00a0His theatre credits include:\u00a042nd\u00a0Street\u00a0(Sadlers Wells);\u00a0Fatal Attraction\u00a0(Tour);\u00a0The Girl on the Train\u00a0(Tour);\u00a0The Marilyn Conspiracy\u00a0(Tour);\u00a0Down The Dock Road\u00a0(Theatre Royal Liverpool);\u00a0Dobbo\u00a0(Royal Court Liverpool);\u00a0Inherit The Wind\u00a0(New Vic Theatre);\u00a0Beautiful Thing\u00a0(Arts Theatre \/ UK Tour);\u00a0Santa Claus The Musical\u00a0(Grand Theatre Singapore);\u00a0The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd\u00a0(New Vic Theatre);\u00a0A View From The Bridge\u00a0(Theatre By The Lake);\u00a0Holding The Man\u00a0(Trafalgar Studios);\u00a0Kes\u00a0(Liverpool Playhouse & UK Tour);\u00a0Merchant of Venice\u00a0(Changeling Theatre);\u00a0A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u00a0(British Shakespeare Company);\u00a0Saturday Night, Sunday Morning\u00a0(Harrogate Theatre \/ Oldham Coliseum);\u00a0London Plays: London Tongue\u00a0(Old red Lion);\u00a0Under Milk Wood\u00a0(New Vic Studio);\u00a0The Roaring Girl\u00a0(New Vic Studio) and\u00a0The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe\u00a0(Redgrave Theatre). Television includes:\u00a0Emmerdale, Endeavour VI, Coronation Street, Mr. Selfridge, Doctors XIV, The Royal\u00a0and\u00a0Hollyoaks. Films include\u00a0Love Type D.<\/p>\n
Sam Jackson\u00a0is\u00a0Jame Gumb (Buffalo Bill). His theatre includes: Ichabod Crane in\u00a0The Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u00a0(UK Tour), Jamie in\u00a0Beautiful Thing\u00a0(UK Tour), Haemon in\u00a0Antigone\u00a0(Eagle\u2019s Nest Theatre) and Billy in\u00a0Kes\u00a0(Derby Playhouse). Television includes: Sean Crimp in\u00a0Father Brown\u00a0(BBC), James in\u00a0Drifters\u00a0(E4), Cameron Pollins in\u00a0Holby City\u00a0(BBC), Ryan in\u00a0Heartbeat\u00a0(ITV), Jonathan in\u00a0The Syndicate\u00a0(BBC), Alex Henley in\u00a0Skins\u00a0(E4). Film includes: Adam in\u00a0The Drowning of Arthur Braxton\u00a0(Firefox)<\/p>\n
When FBI trainee Clarice Starling is sent to interview the psychiatrist and infamous murderer Hannibal Lecter, it\u2019s 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 \u2018The Cannibal\u2019 into her head?<\/p>\n
Two-time Pulitzer finalist\u00a0Gina Gionfriddo\u00a0(Law & Order\u00a0(NBC),\u00a0House of Cards\u00a0(Netflix),\u00a0Becky Shaw,\u00a0whose recent Broadway debut earned two Tony nominations and one win)brings\u00a0Thomas Harris\u00a0gripping literary masterpiece to the stage in a bold adaptation directed by the Curve\u2019s Artistic Director,\u00a0Nikolai Foster.\u00a0Gionfriddo\u2019s\u00a0theatrical adaptation delves into the psychological tension of\u00a0Thomas Harris\u2019s\u00a0landmark novel, drawing the audience deep into Clarice and Lecter\u2019s intelligent, intricate, and bone-chilling game of cat-and-mouse, as the FBI scramble to catch Buffalo Bill, a serial killer still at large.<\/p>\n
The tour\u2019s award-winning creative team is completed by acclaimed theatre Designer,\u00a0Michael Taylor\u00a0(The Ladykillers\u00a0(Olivier-nominated),\u00a0Billy Elliot\u00a0(Leicester Curve)); Sound Designer,\u00a0Carolyn Downing\u00a0(award-winning credits include her Olivier for\u00a0Chimerica\u00a0and Tony Award for\u00a0Life of Pi); Projection Designer,\u00a0George Reeve\u00a0(2025\u00a0Tony Award recipient for\u00a0Best Scenic Design of a Musical for\u00a0Maybe Happy Ending,\u00a0Disney\u2019s\u00a0Hercules\u00a0and\u00a0Oliver\u00a0(West End and Chichester Festival Theatre);\u00a0Tony nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning\u00a0Composer,\u00a0Grant Olding, whose theatrecredits include numerous collaborationswith\u00a0Nicholas Hytner at both The Bridge and National Theatres, including\u00a0One Man, Two Guvnors;\u00a0Tony and Olivier-nominated Lighting Designer,\u00a0Howard Hudson\u00a0(Starlight Express,Troubadour Theatre,& Juliet,Broadway, West End, International and UK tours) and Casting by\u00a0Harry Blumenau\u00a0CDG CSA.\u00a0Julia Thomas\u00a0is Associate Director.<\/p>\n
The Silence of the Lambs\u00a0is produced by\u00a0Indigo Productions and Crossroads Live\u00a0in association with\u00a0Curve.<\/p>\n