From the start, “ The Hunger Games on Stage” feels dystopian. Taking place in Canary Wharf, London’s ultra-modern financial district, the stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ beloved novel is the antithesis of a West End production with its historic, ornate theaters. In fact, it’s hard to even single out the brand-new, purpose-built Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre from the rest of the warehouse-style buildings on the canal — until you spot a large, bronze Mocking Jay on its roof.

Matthew Dunster , the Olivier- and Tony-nominated director known for his work on the West End’s “2:22 A Ghost Story” and Broadway’s “Hangmen,” always wanted it to be this way. “You’re in the Capitol,” he tells Variety over Zoom the day before “The Hunger Games on Stage” officially opens. “It adds to it. And

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