{"id":32393,"date":"2025-07-29T18:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32393\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T18:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:11:09","slug":"the-hunger-games-has-found-its-new-katniss-everdeen-for-the-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32393\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hunger Games Has Found Its New Katniss Everdeen for the Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hunger Games<\/a> has found its new Katniss Everdeen\u2026 on stage, that is. The Hunger Games: On Stage, a brand new theater production of the beloved dystopian story, has announced that Mia Carragher will play the lead role previously made famous by Jennifer Lawrence.<\/p>\n

The production revealed the news via the show\u2019s official Instagram on July 29. \u201cMeet our girl on fire,\u201d reads the caption on a photo<\/a> announcing Carragher in the role. In a separate post, the account shared a video<\/a> where fans could see Carragher in action. <\/p>\n

\u201cFrom archery to fight workshops, our fearless Girl on Fire is ready to set @troubadourcwharf alight,\u201d the account wrote, mentioning the London theater where the adaptation will be staged. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to play Katniss. I relate to her quite a lot,\u201d the actress said in the sneak peek. \u201cI think she\u2019s very fearless, but then she\u2019s also got that nurturing quality about her. Everyone needs to come and watch \u2018The Hunger Games: On Stage\u2019 because it\u2019s going to be nothing like you\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carragher is the daughter of former Liverpool FC player Jamie Carragher, and is a relative newcomer to the film and television scene. She previously appeared in the 2014 British comedy One Night In Istanbul, as well as the Channel 4 series The Gathering. <\/p>\n

Next, she\u2019ll appear alongside Hunger Games film alum Josh Hutcherson \u2014 as well as Martin Freeman and Malin Akerman \u2014 in the upcoming British comedy Let\u2019s Love.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe searched far and wide, and comprehensively, for our Katniss,\u201d director Matthew Dunster said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cIt is not easy to step into Suzanne Collins\u2019 amazing creation and only one actor combined Katniss\u2019 charisma and combat skills \u2014 her quiet, tough determination and her brilliant creativity, athleticism and humor. We\u2019ve found our Katniss in Mia Carragher, and we can\u2019t wait for audiences to see her.\u201d<\/p>\n

This new adaptation of the Hunger Games \u2014 the first ever for the stage \u2014 kicks off performances on October 20 at the Trouboudor Canary Wharf Theatre in London. Well-known Irish playwright Connor McPherson adapted writer Suzanne Collins\u2019 first book for the stage play, which is being directed by Dunster, who also directed London favorite 2:22: A Ghost Story. <\/p>\n

Image credit: thehungergamesonstage \/ Seamus Ryan<\/p>\n

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.<\/p>\n