Mia Carragher to Star as Katniss Everdeen in London's Stage Adaption of The Hunger Games

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Mia Carragher is set to play the iconic role of Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming, highly anticipated, first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book “The Hunger Games” and Lionsgate’s motion picture, The Hunger Games.

Stage performances commence on Monday 20 October 2025 at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, a brand-new 1,200 seat venue situated right in the heart of London’s vibrant Canary Wharf. The state-of-the-art Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre is a purpose-built, dynamic theatre-in-the-round venue designed especially to host this production, putting spectators into the heart of the action.

Mia Carragher’s previous credits include the independent feature One Night in Istanbul, The Gathering for Channel 4, and she will soon be seen in the new Playground Entertainment series “Maigret” and the feature film Let’s Love. Carragher graduated from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in 2022 and studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

The production will be helmed by renowned director Matthew Dunster (2:22 - A Ghost Story, Hangmen, The Pillowman), with a world-class creative team who will bring the show to breathtaking life. About Carragher's casting, he said: “We searched far and wide, and comprehensively, for our Katniss. It is not easy to step into Suzanne Collins’s amazing creation and only one actor combined Katniss’s charisma and combat skills - her quiet, tough determination and her brilliant creativity, athleticism, and humour. We’ve found our Katniss in Mia Carragher, and we can’t wait for audiences to see her.”

Mia Carragher added: “I am so excited and honoured to be playing Katniss. This is a dream come true role and I cannot wait to see the production come to life. From being a huge fan of the films, I feel so lucky to be a part of the Hunger Games world, especially working with Mathew Dunster and an incredible creative team”.

Conor McPherson has adapted the first book from Suzanne Collins’s epic series and the first film from Lionsgate’s iconic film franchise for this live theatrical production.

The Hunger Games franchise encompasses five critically acclaimed novels that have sold over 100 million copies worldwide and been translated into 52 languages as well as a blockbuster film franchise that has grossed more than $3.4 billion at the global box office. Suzanne Collins’s latest Hunger Games novel, Sunrise on the Reaping, was published by Scholastic in March 2025 and will be adapted into a major motion picture event to be released by Lionsgate on November 20, 2026.

Tickets for The Hunger Games: On Stage are on sale at www.thehungergamesonstage.com.

Press Release by Storyhouse PR