‘The Hunger Games’ Play Heading To London’s West End In Fall 2024; ‘Girl From The North Country’s Conor McPherson To Adapt First Novel & Film
deadline.comConor McPherson, the five-time Tony nominee behind the plays Girl From the North Country and The Seafarer, has been set to adapt into a straight play the first novel and film of Suzanne Collins‘ trilogy The Hunger Games.
It will mark the franchise’s first-ever live stage adaptation, and a fall 2024 debut in London is planned. London veteran Matthew Dunster (2:22 – A Ghost Story, Hangmen, The Pillowman) has been set to direct the play, which is moving forward with the blessing of Collins, who wrote the now four-novel series that were adapted for the screen and starred Jennifer Lawrence.
The fourth novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is a prequel and its film adaptation starring Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis and Hunter Schafer, hits cinemas next month with Francis Lawrence returning to direct.
McPherson is adapting both the first book and its film version into the play, which is being produced by Tristan Baker & Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Oliver Royds for BOS Productions and Isobel David, by arrangement with Lionsgate. “I’m very excited to be collaborating with the amazing team of Conor McPherson and Matthew Dunster as they bring their dynamic and innovative interpretation of The Hunger Games to the London stage,” Collins said in a press release today announcing the project.
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