New tributes enter The Hunger Games: On Stage
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New tributes are set to enter the [Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/troubadour-canary-wharf-theatre) for the 74th Hunger Games! To mark the stage show's second year in London, fresh blood is being brought in for the Capitol from Friday 23 October 2026.
[*The Hunger Games: On Stage*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/the-hunger-games-on-stage-tickets) will be led by **Elizabeth Anderson** (*Romeo & Juliet*) as Katniss Everdeen opposite **Vinnie Copeland** making his professional debut as Peeta Mellark, **Nathan Stokes** (*Downsized*) as Gale Hawthorne, **Daisy Statham** making her professional debut as Prim, **Alix Dunmore** (*Don’t Destroy Me*) as Mrs. Everdeen, **Isabel Della-Porta** ([*Witness for the Prosecution*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/witness-for-the-prosecution-tickets)) as Effie Trinket and **Theo Ogundipe** *(Top Boy)* as Cinna.
Soap stars **Neil McDermott** (*EastEnders*) and **Daniel Brocklebank** (*Coronation Street*) will play Haymitch Abernathy and Caesar Flickerman respectively. Hollywood legend **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).
The final performance for the current cast will be Monday 18 October 2026.