A ‘Hunger Games’ Stage Play Will Debut in 2024

The phenomenal teen fiction collection, The Hunger Games, is lastly coming to the stage. The present premieres in London, throughout the fall of 2024.

The stage present will probably be based mostly on the primary e-book in the collection, written by Suzanne Collins. That means it can function Katniss Everdeen, the character portrayed in the film collection by Jennifer Lawrence. (That means the play will probably be casting a brand new Katniss.)

Matthew Dunster (recognized for Hangmen) will direct, whereas Conor McPherson is in cost of the stageplay. The writer of the collection herself expressed her pleasure at seeing the challenge come to fruition, saying:

I’m very excited to be collaborating with the wonderful crew of Conor McPherson and Matthew Dunster as they bring about their dynamic and modern interpretation of The Hunger Games to the London stage,” Collins mentioned.

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McPherson was honored to obtain Collins’ blessing.

She has created a basic story which continues to resonate now greater than ever … In a world the place the reality itself appears more and more up for grabs, The Hunger Games fantastically expresses values of resilience, self-reliance and impartial ethical inquiry for youthful folks particularly.

YA diversifications are apparently all the fad on the stage as of late. The Harry Potter play has been operating efficiently for years in London and on Broadway; the play based mostly on Stranger Things is ready to debut on the West End in lower than a month. Meanwhile, The Hunger Games movie collection is about to relaunch with a prequel (based mostly on one other Collins novel) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. It opens in theaters on November 17.