The Silence of the Lambs – Hull New Theatre
There was a definite chill in the air even before the curtain rose on the psychological thriller The Silence of the Lambs when it started its run at the Hull New Theatre on Monday evening; the theatre itself was extremely cold, making it quite an uncomfortable experience for we theatregoers.
However, the world stage play premiere of this production, based on Thomas Harris’s 1988 book, would have chilled us through, even if the theatre’s heating had been on full blast.
I was genuinely scared a lot of the time during the show.
Written by the award-winning Gina Gionfriddo and directed by the acclaimed Nikolai Foster, the story delves into areas that the 1991 film didn’t have time to.
As Gionfriddo explains: “The producers have the rights to the book, but not the film, so anything ...