No show this autumn is quite as anticipated as The Hunger Games On Stage.

Based on the first book in Suzanne Collins’s dystopian young adult series, made famous by the Jennifer Lawrence films, it centres on a horrifying competition in a post-apocalyptic nation, Panem, in which teenagers are selected to fight to the death.

Sparing no expense, it’s taking place in a specially-constructed arena-style venue, divided into the different ‘districts’ of Panem, and designed to really immerse the audience in the brutal and breathless narrative.

So it’s no surprise that two of the production’s leads are feeling the weight of expectation a little, just ahead of its official opening next week.

The fact that so many people already know and love The Hunger Games ‘is a weird pressure. You want everyon

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