The Hunger Games confirms "dangerous" and "immersive" new adaptation will open later this year (2025)

The first-ever live stage adaptation of The Hunger Games dubbed "immersive" and "dangerous" will open this year.

Performances of The Hunger Games: On Stage based on Suzanne Collins' award-winning book series and acclaimed film franchise will kick off on Monday, October 20, at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre.

Tickets for the performances will go on sale at 1pm on Thursday, March 27.

The show has been adapted by multi award-winning playwright Conor McPherson and will be helmed by The Pillowman and 2:22 A Ghost Story's Matthew Dunster.

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A synopsis for the show reads: "Based on the original Hunger Games story, this gripping tale of courage, defiance and unbreakable human spirit, follows the fearless heroine Katniss Everdeen on her journey of self-discovery, as she emerges as a beacon of rebellion and hope."

Collins said she was "thrilled" her beloved franchise was in the hands of McPherson and Dunster.

"Conor has done a fantastic adaptation, which is quite unique from the screenplay. And Matthew’s immersive, dynamic staging gives the audience a brand-new way to experience the story," she continued in a statement.

Dunster assured that McPherson has delivered a "taut and dangerous play" similar to the works he is world-renowned for.

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"Conor McPherson lifts the detail and power from the book and film and has provided us with the kind of taut and dangerous play he is renowned for," he said.

"He honours the young voice of Katniss Everdeen and puts her front and centre.

"We've been workshopping the play for over a year with our world-class creative team, carefully honing our theatrical vocabulary because we want to bring audiences something as impactful and edgy as Suzanne Collins’ novel and as passionate and exciting as the movie. But we are going to do it in our own way - in the theatre.

"We want our Hunger Games to be uniquely, thrillingly theatrical."

McPherson opened up on his inspirations behind his stage adaption as a father, commenting: "As a dad to a teenager myself, it’s especially gratifying working on a story whose values of resilience and moral courage speak to young people in these uncertain times.

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"Our singular focus is to honour Suzanne Collins’ achievement with a faithful adaptation that’s as thrilling on stage as it is on the page.

"It’s been a great pleasure to watch the theatrical language of this show evolving through explosive workshops under Matthew Dunster’s inspired partnership with choreographer Charlotte Broom and their tireless team of young performers."

It comes as Suzanne Collins’ latest Hunger Games novel, Sunrise on the Reaping, will be released on March 18.

The latest book is set to be adaptated into a film by Lionsgate, slated for release on November 20, 2026.

The Hunger Games: On Stage comes to the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, London from Monday, October 20, 2025. Tickets for the performances will go on sale at 1pm on Thursday, March 27 at thehungergamesonstage.com.

Sunrise on the Reaping, a new Hunger Games prequel movie, will open in cinemas on November 20, 2026. The book of the same name is released on March 18, 2025 and available to pre-order now.

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