Overview
- The preview run is underway at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, with the engagement scheduled to run through October 2026.
- Early performances reported delayed starts and complaints about unfinished areas of the site, but audiences still delivered a standing ovation as adjustments continue.
- Olivier winner Conor McPherson adapted Suzanne Collins’s novel in collaboration with the author and Lionsgate, keeping Katniss’s first-person narration and adding author-approved canon details.
- Mia Carragher stars as Katniss with Euan Garrett as Peeta, most of the company plays multiple roles, and John Malkovich appears as President Snow in filmed segments.
- The team highlights rigorous fight, archery and fitness training, extensive wire and harness work, and strict safety protocols for effects including flames and aerial sequences.