Mia Carragher is set to play the lead role of Katniss Everdeen in the 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.

Performances of The Hunger Games: On Stage will begin on Monday 20 October 2025 at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, a new 1,200-seat venue purpose-built for the production..

Mia’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. The Liverpool-born performer graduated from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in 2022 and studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Director Matthew Dunster says: “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 adds: “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.”

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.

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