www.thedailybeast.com: May the odds be ever in your favor… when trying to get a ticket to the premiere of The Hunger Games: On Stage.
On Oct. 20, the dystopian world of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games trilogy will leap from the page onto the stage, making its long-awaited theatrical debut at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre in London.
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Oh hi what. I had zero clue that they were adapting hunger games for the stage. Due to the recent release of Sunrise on the Reaping, which I finished in less than 48 hours, I am now back in another one of my Hunger Games era’s. I think that this article very much touches on what Suzanne says herself: that she is done writing unless she has something to say. Considering the state of the world, and the contents of the new book it is clear she had something to say. To see that the first book is being adapted for the stage is so interesting to me, especially since its premiering with the new theatre in London. I hope that it comes to the US particularly as I fear it might be preaching to the choir a bit in other countries. Despite this I am very very intrigued to see how logistically they achieve this, as The Hunger Games involves a lot of fights, violence, weapons, and children.
I learned that this production was happening fairly recently on one of the broadway news instagram accounts. I was particularly interested, and somewhat hesitant, about their outfitting of the theater specifically for this production, as in my head Spiderman: Turn off the Dark alarm bells start going off, but I am hoping for the best. I absolutely adore the Hunger Games franchise, I think they are modern classics in literature and some of the best book to movie adaptations that are out there. It is very fitting considering our current social and political climate that the Hunger Games is getting adapted to a stage play, as well as Suzanne Collins writing more to the world with Songbirds and Snakes and Sunrise on the Reaping. I am very curious to see what this show ends up being, I wish for its success, but to be honest I am a bit concerned about its production, as one of the main points Collins makes was that the games and the fighting should not be the most interesting thing or else we are no better than the Capitol.
I am so excited for this production! I really hope it comes to Broadway at some point so I might be able to see it. I imagine the tech in this show will be completely insane and mind boggling. This article made fascinating and really good points about staging The Hunger Games in the context of our time. I also love the irony of the location of the production being in the financial district. If that was an intentional choice, that was really well done. The story of The Hunger Games has become a cultural touchstone, especially for a lot of young people who read it in elementary and middle and high school. In addition to being an epic story to tell in any form, I think it’s interesting how they are able to use it as an allegory to talk about things that might be difficult for some to face without that.
I had absolutely no idea that Hunger Games was being adapted to the stage but I am overwhelmingly excited to learn more about it. I think this is a fantastic storyline to bring to the front of entertainment right now. The storyline is so unfortunately relatable to our current lives right now but that's only all the more reason to bring it to the light, that's honestly why I think Suzanne Collins is still writing books even after the original trilogy ended a while ago. Aside from the political implications of the performance, I am so excited to see this. The Hunger Games was one of my favorite book series growing up and I loved watching the movies. Though I would be potentially curious to see how much of the plot line of the book actually makes it into the play, considering significant portions of the book were cut when making it into a movie. I will be looking forward to hearing more about it.
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