Overview
- Previews began October 20 at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, a new in-the-round venue built specifically for the production.
- Attendees reported lengthy entry lines and an approximately hour-late curtain, with some saying the first preview ended around 11:45 p.m.
- Social media reactions described a running time of about three hours and fifteen minutes for the first performance.
- Several theatregoers praised the staging and performances despite frustrations with the venue’s organisation.
- The adaptation is by Conor McPherson and directed by Matthew Dunster, with Mia Carragher as Katniss Everdeen and John Malkovich appearing on screen as President Snow, and an official opening slated for November.