“The Hunger Games on Stage is a show that should be on everybody’s Christmas list.”
By Terry EasthamNov 13, 2025
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The Hunger Games On Stage
Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre · 2h 30m
Opened Nov 12, 2025 · 11 months Off-West End
1 Rave
5 Positive
8 Mixed
13 Negative
Critics' Take
Critics are divided on this technically ambitious but emotionally hollow adaptation. While the purpose-built arena and spectacular effects impress, most find the production fails to justify its stage existence, lacking the soul and innovation needed to transcend its source materi
Critic Scorecard
27 reviews1 Rave
5 Positive
8 Mixed
13 Negative
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“Either this emotional alienation is a disguised Brechtian technique, or the adaptation is a brilliant pyrotechnic gymnastics show, where the political themes inevitably come second.”
Rated4/5 stars
“McPherson and Dunster's adaptation is ambitious and spectacular.”
By Holly O'MahonyNov 13, 2025Full Review
Rated4/5 stars
“Ticketholders will get their money's worth in spectacle, while perhaps missing the emotional connection of the books and movie.”
By Bridget GaltonNov 13, 2025
“For this does feel more like a show than a play; for the most part character is lost amid the sheer scale of the visual enterprise.”
By Demetrios MatheouNov 13, 2025
