Getting to Know You: Mia Carragher – meet the performer in The Hunger Games on Stage
- Christopher Harding
- 9 minutes ago
- 2 min read
The odds are in her favour!
Welcome to our latest edition of “Getting To Know You”, citizens of Panem!
We’ve dedicated this installment to a fresh face, making her professional stage debut in the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in the world premiere production of The Hunger Games: Liverpool-born Mia Carragher.
Find out all about the path that has led her to District 12 – including performing at the Houses of Parliament as a child, moving to New York City at the age of 18, working with Josh Hutcherson (who originated the role of Peeta in The Hunger Games on screen) and having to keep her Katniss casting a secret – in the video below:
The London cast of The Hunger Games also includes Euan Garrett as Peeta Mellark, Joshua Lacey as Haymitch Abernathy. Tristan Waterson as Gale Hawthorne, Sophia Ally as Primrose Everdeen and Ruth Everett as Mrs Everdeen. Tamsin Carroll plays Effie Trinket, while Stavros Demetraki plays Caesar Flickerman and Nathan Ives-Moiba plays Cinna. The role of President Snow is played by John Malkovich, appearing via video screen.
The company is completed by Aiya Agustin (Rue), Geo Bailey (swing), Alexandra Barredo (ensemble), Imogen Brooke (ensemble), Liana Cottrill (Clove), Kyerron Dixon-Bassey (Swing), Lewis Easter (Marvel), Felix Garcia Guyer (Chief of Staff, ensemble and fight captain), Marcellus Hill (Thresh), Matthew Ives (swing and swing captain), Jessica Lee (Tippet), Mariana Lewis (Glimmer), Kiera Milward (swing), Felipe Pacheo (Cato and fight captain), Redmond Rance (Stele), Nathanael Saleh (Swing), Mark Samaras (Drove), Artemis Stamouli (Fossa and movement captain) and Rory Toms (Fila).
Adapted by award-winning playwright Conor McPherson and directed by Matthew Dunster, the production is based on Suzanne Collins’ first novel in her series and the Lionsgate film. It plays at the newly constructed Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre.
Joining McPherson and Dunster on the creative team are Miriam Buether (set designer), Moi Tran (costume designer), Charlotte Broom (choreographer), Lucy Carter (lighting designer), Ian Dickinson for Autograph (sound designer), Tal Rosner (video designer), Chris Fisher (illusions), Kev McCurdy (fight director), Suspended Illusions (performer flying), James Maloney (arranger, musical director and additional compositions), Amy Ball (casting director), James Robert Moore (associate director), Robyn Grant (creative assistant director), Luke Smith, (associate set designer) and Lloyd Thomas (production manager).
The show recently extended its run until 18 October 2026, with a press night scheduled for 12 November 2025.
