Attention, Panemanians: London's world premiere stage adaptation of The Hunger Games officially opened November 12, and the reviews are pouring in. The production, which began performances October 20 at Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre in London, is scheduled to run through October 18, 2026. The theatre is purpose-built for the production, which is staged-in-the round.

The play is adapted (by Conor McPherson) from the first in Suzanne Collins' epic, dystopian book series, set in a future in which children from poverty-stricken districts are selected via a lottery to participate in a televised death match. Everything is thrown into disarray when Katniss Everdeen is chosen as tribute from her district and rises to become the head of a new rebellion.

Mia Carragher is leading the cast as Katniss Everdeen, with Euan Garrett as Peeta Mellark, Joshua Lacey as Haymitch Abernathy, Tristan Waterson as Gale Hawthorne, Tamsin Carroll as Effie Trinket, Stavros Demetraki as Caesar Flickerman, Nathan Ives-Moiba as Cinna and Mayor, Sophia Ally as Prim Everdeen, Ruth Everett as Mrs. Everdeen, Aiya Agustin as Rue, Liana Cottrill as Clove, Lewis Easter as Marvel, Marcellus Hill as Thresh, Jessica Lee as Tippet, Mariana Lewis as Glimmer, Felipe Pacheo as Cato, Redmond Rance as Stele, Mark Samaras as Drove, Artemis Stamouli as Fossa, and Rory Toms as Fila. John Malkovich appears as President Snow in pre-filmed scenes that play on screens during the performance.

Read the reviews below.

The Financial Times (Sarah Hemming)*

The Guardian (Arifa Akbar)

The Independent (Alice Saville)

iNews (Fiona Mountford)

The New York Times (Alexis Soloski)*

The Recs (Erin Muldoon)

The Stage (Holly O'Mahony)*

The Standard (Nick Curtis)

The Telegraph (Claire Allfree)

The Times (Clive Davis)*

Time Out (Andrzej Lukowski)

Whats On Stage (Alex Wood)

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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.

The company also includes ensemble members Alexandra Barredo, Imogen Brooke, and Felix Garcia Guyer plus swings Geo Bailey, Kyerron Dixon-Bassey, Matthew Ives, Kiera Milward, and Nathanael Saleh.

The project was first unveiled in 2023, and was initially expected to premiere last fall. Matthew Dunster (Hangmen) is directing, leading a creative team that includes set designer Miriam Buether, costume designer Moi Tran, choreographer Charlotte Broom, lighting designer Lucy Carter, sound designer Ian Dickinson for Autograph, video designer Tal Rosner, illusion designer Chris Fisher, fight director Kev McCurdy, and arranger, music director, and additional composer James Maloney. Suspended Illusions handles performer flying, and casting is by Amy Ball.

Oliver Royds, Tristan Baker & Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Isobel David, and Umeda Arts Theater are producing, by arrangement with Lionsgate.

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