You’ll be able to see children pretend-murdering each other on stage in 2016.
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A "theatrical experience" based on The Hunger Games franchise will be launched in London in 2016, according to an announcement from movie studio Lionsgate.
The studio is teaming up with Dutch production company Imagine Nation and the U.S.-based Triangular Entertainment to produce the stage show, which will be launched in a new purpose-built theater next to Wembley Stadium.
The companies are promising that Katniss and company will be brought to life using "innovative and immersive staging techniques".
Imagine Nation is well-versed in such staging, with its Tony Award-winning cofounder, Robin de Levita, recently producing a Dutch musical, Soldier of Orange, which is staged in a 360-degree rotating auditorium, as well as ANNE, a play based on The Diary of Anne Frank, that uses rotating, life-sized sets.
"Robin de Levita and the entire production team are the perfect partners for extending The Hunger Games franchise into a live theatrical experience," said Lionsgate Chief Marketing Officer Tim Palen in the studio's press release. "Their creative genius, combined with world-class production values and state-of-the-art technology will provide a uniquely immersive experience for fans around the world."
De Levita said he was thrilled to be a part of the project. "The theater is a fantastic medium to bring the many meaningful layers of Suzanne Collins' writing to life," he said.
The first two film adaptations of Suzanne Collins' top-selling novels have already grossed more than $1.5 billion, with the next installment due to hit cinemas later this month.
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