Let the Games Begin! Stage Adaptation of The Hunger Games In The Works

Who volunteers as tribute? The Hunger Games is coming to the stage (and we’re hyperventilating). According to PRNewswire, The Hunger Games theatrical experience will begin performances in summer 2016 in a new purpose-built theater adjacent to London’s Wembley Stadium.

Apparently the stage adaptation will use innovative and immersive staging techniques. All this excitement is brought to you by Lionsgate, Imagine Nation and Triangular Entertainment.

The best-selling Hunger Games trilogy of novels, penned by Suzanne Collins, has sold more than 80 million copies. In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two children from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games, a televised death match. The books are currently being developed into a series of films, with the first two in the franchise having already grossed more than $1.5 billion at the box office. The latest installment, Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1, will be released worldwide on November 21, starring Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and featuring Tony winner Patina Miller.