“The Hunger Games: On Stage” announces new cast: Elizabeth Anderson as Katniss Everdeen in its second year in London

“The Hunger Games: On Stage” has revealed the new cast that will take over the production in its second year at London’s Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, as WhatsOnStage reports. From Friday, 23 October 2026, the lead roles will be played by Elizabeth Anderson as Katniss Everdeen, Vinnie Copeland as Peeta Mellark and Nathan Stokes as Gale Hawthorne.

Also joining the new cast are Daisy Statham as Prim, Alix Dunmore as Katniss’s mother, Isabel Della-Porta as Effie Trinket and Theo Ogundipe as Cinna. Neil McDermott will play Haymitch Abernathy, while Daniel Brocklebank joins the company as Caesar Flickerman. John Malkovich continues to appear as President Snow on screen, WhatsOnStage writes.

The current cast’s final performance will be played on Monday, 18 October 2026. The stage adaptation, written by Conor McPherson from Suzanne Collins’s book and the film of the same name, is directed by Matthew Dunster, with set design by Miriam Buether, choreography by Charlotte Broom and music by James Maloney.

“The Hunger Games: On Stage” has tickets on sale until 14 February 2027. The production’s original cast was announced last year and the show became one of the most attended titles on the London stage outside the central West End.