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The Hunger Games: On Stage review " thundering fight to the death in a dazzling dystopia

by Arifa Akbar

Troubadour Canary Wharf theatre, LondonEye-popping visuals and a strong lead performance energise Matthew Dunster's production " but the emotion gets lost amid the action A luminous bow hovers in the darkness as if suspended in the sky while the arena-like stage is filled with smoke. A figure emerges: Katniss Everdeen, the girl from District 12 in Suzanne Collins' post-apocalyptic universe, played by Jennifer Lawrenc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:02pm on November 12, 2025