Rehearsal photos released of the new cast of THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE

Shehrazade Zafar-Arif 9 October, 2026, 10:03

We’ve gotten our first look at the new cast of The Hunger Games: On Stage in rehearsals for their upcoming arena debut as the show enters its second year at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre.

Hunger Games new cast Elizabeth Anderson and Aiya Augustin in rehearsals. Photo by Danny Kaan.

From Friday 23 October, the new cast will be led by Elizabeth Anderson as Katniss Everdeen with Vinnie Copeland as Peeta Mellark, Nathan Stokes as Gale Hawthorne, Daisy Statham as Prim, Alix Dunmore as Mrs. Everdeen, Isabel Della-Porta as Effie Trinket and Theo Ogundipe as Cinna. Neil McDermott (EastEnders) and Daniel Brocklebank (Coronation Street) will play Haymitch Abernathy and Caesar Flickerman respectively. John Malkovich continues in his role as President Snow on screen.

The company is completed by returning cast members Aiya Agustin (Rue), Geo Bailey (Tippet), Alexandra Barredo (Fossa), Jessica Daugirda (Offstage Swing), Luca Moscardini (Offstage Swing) and new cast members Jason Battersby (Cato), Jesse Chidera (Offstage Swing), Elliot Copeland (Offstage Swing), Myla Carmen (Clove), Archie Durrant (Stele), Xanthe Gibson (Offstage Swing & Alternate Katniss), Maria Goodman (Offstage Swing), Joseph Lukehurst (Onstage Swing), Montel Morrison (Thresh), Jhanaica van Mook (Glimmer), Lewis Renninson (Drove), Florence Russell (Offstage Swing), Jake Scott Newton (Marvel), Emma Shannon (Onstage Swing), Hamish Skeoch (Fila) and Rhodri Watkins (Offstage Swing).

Based on Suzanne Collins' young adult book series The Hunger Games is set in a dystopian future where each year children from the twelve districts of Panem are reaped to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal fight to the death watched by hundreds of bloodthirsty citizens in the Capitol. When Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister’s place in the Games, she’s forced to fight for her survival while inadvertently becoming the face of the rebellion. The stage play, based on the first book in the saga, has been adapted by Conor McPherson and is directed by Matthew Dunster.

The Hunger Games: On Stage is playing at Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre until 14 February 2027.