--- description: At its very own “purpose built” London theater title: Theater World Catches Fire With New 'Hunger Games' Play image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0a429222bc83bee/69876452cd1bba5a3a6f3029/hunger-games-mockingjay.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Theater World Catches Fire With New _Hunger Games_ Play  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 7, 2014 4:07 PM CUT  Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1Murray Close—Lionsgate  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 7, 2014 4:07 PM CUT Katniss will soon be making curtain calls, as the _Hunger Games_ book and movie mega-franchise comes to the [live stage](http://www.lionsgate.com/corporate/press-releases/1626/ "undefined"). The forthcoming production will be held in “a brand new purpose build theater next to Wembley Stadium in London, UK,” film studio Lionsgate announced Friday. The Hunger Games play, produced by Broadway producer Robin de Levita, will aim its arrow right at the heart of the franchise’s streak of victories. The original books by Suzanne Collins topped every bestseller list, and _The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,_ headed by Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, was the highest grossing film of 2013, with _Mockingjay: Part 1_ expected to throw a knock-out punch when it hits theaters on Nov. 21. Lionsgate says the theatrical show will use “state-of-the-art technology” to “provide a uniquely immersive experience for fans.” The studio added that inspiration came from De Levita’s recent experience producing the Dutch musical _Soldier of Orange_, in which the audience sits in a 360-degree auditorium that rotates from set to set. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3572409/hunger-games-theater-production/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3572409/hunger-games-theater-production/"},"headline":"Theater World Catches Fire With New Hunger Games Play","datePublished":"2014-11-07T16:07:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:18:28.504Z","description":"The odds are ever in its favor... to make lots of money","url":"https://time.com/3572409/hunger-games-theater-production/","keywords":["movies","Hunger Games","Theater","drama"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0a429222bc83bee/69876452cd1bba5a3a6f3029/hunger-games-mockingjay.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0a429222bc83bee/69876452cd1bba5a3a6f3029/hunger-games-mockingjay.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1","caption":"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1","creditText":"Murray Close—Lionsgate","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3572409/hunger-games-theater-production/","name":"Theater World Catches Fire With New Hunger Games Play"}}]}] ```