The Hunger Games: On Stage Tickets in London at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre
The Hunger Games: On Stage is a play, not a musical, and it runs 2 hours 30 minutes including a 20-minute interval. It is at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, a 1,200-seat theatre built for it, and it is booking to 14 February 2027.
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Who's The Hunger Games: On Stage For?
Fans of the first book or the first film. That's the story it tells, and there are a few extras from the later books too, including Sunrise on the Reaping, so fans will spot some nice nods along the way.
Anyone who loves a big spectacle. Performers fly on wires, arrows hit their targets, and there's plenty of fire. The fight scenes are the thing critics praised most, even some who weren't won over by the show.
Families with children aged 12 and over, which is the recommended age.
Anyone who wants to feel part of it. You're sat in your own District, your section lights up red when your District's tribute dies, and the screens get the whole audience laughing and booing.
It's not for you if you're mainly going for the drama. It's a show about the staging, and several critics felt the narrated script kept them at arm's length.
What Tickets Cost
Tickets start from around £35, and most seats cost around £60 to around £110. The best seats start from around £120. Prices change depending on the day you go, so give us a call with your date and we'll tell you exactly what's available.
Booking for four or more? The family ticket saves you up to £15 a ticket, so that's the one to go for if you're bringing the family or a group of friends.
There are also group rates for 10 or more and 20 or more, plus school group rates, on Tuesday to Thursday evenings and Friday matinees. They get you good seats for less, and we can sort out a group booking for you over the phone.
All-in pricing, so the price you see is what you pay. Call us on 020 7193 9050.
About The Hunger Games: On Stage at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre
It is a play, not a musical, though there is some music in it.
It is the first stage adaptation of the novel, adapted by Conor McPherson and directed by Matthew Dunster, and Katniss narrates much of it herself.
John Malkovich is on a screen. He plays President Snow in pre-recorded footage that appears at points through the evening, and he is not in the theatre. It is one of the production's most-discussed choices.
Miriam Buether is credited as Set and Auditorium Designer, so she designed the theatre as well as the set. That is why this show could not simply take a West End theatre, and what it means for your seat is in our Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre guide. It's very rare for a show's designer to design the theatre as well.
Content warnings: loud noises and explosions, haze and smoke, flashing lights and strobe. There are depictions of murder and manslaughter and references to themes of death, grief and guilt.
On age, guidance is 12+, under-3s are not admitted, and under-16s must come with an adult aged 18 or over. There's a simple way to judge whether your party is ready in the FAQs below. If they're fans of the books or the films, they'll probably love the show too.
What's The Hunger Games: On Stage About?
The story is set in Panem, the country built on what is left of North America and governed from the Capitol. Each District has to give up two teenagers a year to the Hunger Games: twenty-four tributes, one televised fight to the death, one survivor.
Katniss Everdeen is sixteen and lives in District 12, the poorest of them. When her younger sister Prim is picked, Katniss volunteers in her place. She goes to the Capitol with Peeta Mellark, the baker's son, is dressed and presented and interviewed for television by Caesar Flickerman, is coached by a drunk former victor called Haymitch, and is then put into the arena.
What happens in the arena is the second half. She goes in as a tribute and comes out as something the Capitol had not planned for.
Performance Schedule
Eight performances a week. There is no Monday performance.
| Day | Matinee | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | - | - |
| Tuesday | - | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday | - | 7:30pm |
| Thursday | - | 7:30pm |
| Friday | 2:30pm | 7:30pm |
| Saturday | 2:30pm | 7:30pm |
| Sunday | 2:30pm | - |
Times over Christmas and New Year can differ.
The company changes in October 2026. The first company's last performance is 18 October 2026, and the new company opens on 23 October. If you are booking beyond that date, the cast list further down is the one that applies to you.
Best Seats for The Hunger Games: On Stage
Districts 4, 5, 8 and 9, rows D or E, and take a seat off the aisle rather than on it. These main blocks run along the long sides of the stage and give the best all-round view. Row A is not cramped here, which is not true everywhere else in this theatre.
On a budget, the back of District 5, priced near the bottom of the range.
Districts 1 and 2 are the banks that move. Most people who have written about sitting there enjoyed it, and a few found it noisy. District 11 is the cheap one and you lean forward, because it is high and behind and you lose the front edge of the stage.
Every District, both Snow screens and the row-by-row detail are in where to sit, District by District. Call us on 020 7193 9050 and we will find the best of what is left on your date.
Cast and Creative Team
Mia Carragher plays Katniss to 18 October 2026, with Euan Garrett as Peeta, Joshua Lacey as Haymitch and Stavros Demetraki as Caesar Flickerman. From 23 October 2026 Elizabeth Anderson plays Katniss, with Vinnie Copeland as Peeta, Neil McDermott as Haymitch and Daniel Brocklebank as Caesar Flickerman. Malkovich stays on as Snow.
The full company, and the creative team behind the arena, the fights, the flying and the illusions, is in the Cast and Creatives tab.
Book Tickets for The Hunger Games: On Stage
At the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, Water Street, booking to 14 February 2027. Tickets from around £35, and the price you see is the price you pay.
If you are booking for four or more, ask about the family ticket. If you are booking for ten or more, call us about the group rates.
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Dates & tickets
FAQs
2 hours 30 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
An evening performance starts at 7:30pm and finishes at about 10pm. A 2:30pm matinee on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday finishes around 5pm.
No. It is a play with music, movement and stunts in it. There is a credited musical director and there is music in it, but the story is spoken rather than sung.
Twelve is the recommended age. A good test is to check whether you and your party are comfortable with the level of content in The Hunger Games films, which is a fair test if you have seen them.
Under-3s are not admitted at all, and anyone under 16 has to be with an adult aged 18 or over.
Not in the building. He plays President Snow in pre-recorded footage shown on screens at points through the show, and he continues in the role with the new company.
Districts 1 and 2 do. The whole bank turns as one unit at set points in the show, for about half a minute at a time. Every other District is fixed.
There isn't one, so wear whatever you feel comfortable in. Jeans and trainers are absolutely fine.
About 20 hours before the performance rather than at the point of booking. Nothing arriving on the day you book is normal here.
Every performance is captioned, free, on smart glasses you book in advance, with tablets as an alternative. Wheelchair and step-free seats are held back and are booked through the theatre's access team rather than by us.
Ratings ran from four stars down to two. Nobody disputed the physical achievement, and the main argument was about the script. Who said what is in the News and Reviews tab.
Where to Sit for The Hunger Games: On Stage
1,200 seats in eleven numbered Districts around a central stage. Nothing overhangs any of the seats, so the usual West End question about what is above you does not arise. What decides your seat here is the angle you sit at, the two screens, and whether your bank moves.
Districts 4, 5, 8 and 9 are the main blocks, six seats to a row, side on to the action. Rows D and E are the first-visit pick, and a rail clips the view very slightly from the aisle seat itself, so ask for one in from it. Row A is not cramped in these four. The back of District 5 is around the bottom of the price range, which makes it the value pick.
Districts 1 and 2 are the moving banks, rows A to M. The two screens carrying President Snow sit at these ends, so from the back rows you turn your head to the far screen rather than glancing at the near one. Row A is cramped here, unlike in the main blocks.
Districts 3, 6 and 7 are the side shelves, small and set back. Expect to sit sideways to the action for much of the evening. District 7 shares a door with 8, 9 and 10 and is the last part of the building to empty.
District 10 was rebuilt and runs down to the ground. Row P is not the row to book for children.
District 11 is the Circle, where the cheapest tickets are. High and behind, with the front edge of the stage lost and a safety rail in the eyeline from row A.
Every rail and the legroom notes seat by seat are in our Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre guide. Call us on 020 7193 9050 and you will get a person who knows the Districts, which helps in a building with no Stalls and no Dress Circle to ask for.
Dates & tickets
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Getting to The Hunger Games: On Stage
The theatre is on Water Street in Wood Wharf, London E14 5GX, about five minutes' walk from Canary Wharf station. That's on the Jubilee line, the Elizabeth line and the DLR. The closest buses are the D3, D8 and SL4 to Churchill Place, and the N550 night bus takes you back to Trafalgar Square after an evening show.
Arrive 20 to 25 minutes before the show, no later. It's tucked down an alleyway and easy to miss, so look out for the bronze mockingjay on the roof. Every bag is searched at the door.
If you're running late, you'll still get in at a set point in the show. If you leave during the performance, though, you won't be let back in.
Wheelchair spaces and step-free seats can't be booked online and are handled by the theatre's access team rather than by us. No audio-described or relaxed performance dates have been announced yet.
Parking, buses, the bars, food, the cloakroom and access are all in our Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre guide.
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The Hunger Games: On Stage Cast
From 23 October 2026, Elizabeth Anderson plays Katniss Everdeen, Vinnie Copeland plays Peeta Mellark and Nathan Stokes plays Gale Hawthorne, with Daisy Statham as Prim, Alix Dunmore as Mrs Everdeen, Isabel Della-Porta as Effie Trinket and Theo Ogundipe as Cinna. Neil McDermott, of EastEnders, plays Haymitch Abernathy and Daniel Brocklebank, of Coronation Street, plays Caesar Flickerman. Aiya Agustin, Geo Bailey, Alexandra Barredo, Jessica Daugirda and Luca Moscardini stay on from the first company. John Malkovich continues as President Snow on screen.
To 18 October 2026, the company is:
| Role | Performer |
|---|---|
| Katniss Everdeen | Mia Carragher |
| Peeta | Euan Garrett |
| Haymitch | Joshua Lacey |
| Gale | Tristan Waterson |
| Prim, and Tribute (Heddle) | Sophia Ally |
| Mrs Everdeen | Imogen Brooke |
| Effie Trinket | Ruth Everett |
| Caesar Flickerman | Stavros Demetraki |
| Cinna, and the Mayor | Nathan Ives-Moiba |
| Tribute (Rue) | Aiya Agustin |
| Tribute (Tippet) | Keziah Campbell-Golding |
| Tribute (Marvel) | Lewis Easter |
| Tribute (Thresh) | Marcellus Hill |
| Tribute (Clove) | Jessica Lee |
| Tribute (Glimmer) | Mariana Lewis |
| Tribute (Cato) | Felipe Pacheco |
| Tribute (Stele) | Redmand Rance |
| Tribute (Drove) | Mark Samaras |
| Tribute (Fossa) | Artemis Stamouli |
| Tribute (Fila) | Rory Toms |
| Chief of Staff | Felix Garcia Guyer |
| Ensemble | Alexandra Barredo |
| President Snow, on screen | John Malkovich |
Kiera Milward is swing and first cover Katniss, with Geo Bailey, Jessica Daugirda, Kyerron Dixon-Bassey, Matthew Ives, Luca Moscardini, Florence Russell and Nathanael Saleh as swings. Tippet, Stele, Drove, Fossa, Fila and Heddle are the adaptation's own names for tributes the novel left unnamed. The producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular performer.
Creative team
Adapted by Conor McPherson, whose plays include Girl from the North Country and The Weir, and directed by Matthew Dunster, whose work includes 2:22 A Ghost Story and Hangmen. Set and auditorium design are by Miriam Buether.
Costumes by Moi Tran, choreography by Charlotte Broom, lighting by Lucy Carter, sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph, video by Tal Rosner. Illusions by Chris Fisher, fight direction by Kev McCurdy, performer flying and special effects by John Maddox for Suspended Illusions, and James Maloney is arranger, musical director and additional compositions. Produced by Runaway Entertainment with BOS Productions, Isobel David, Timothy Laczynski and Umeda Arts Theatre.
The Hunger Games: On Stage Reviews
Press night was 12 November 2025, and the ratings sort by the kind of paper doing the rating. Four stars from The Stage, threes from the Guardian, the Independent, Time Out, WhatsOnStage and the Daily Mail, and twos from the Telegraph, The Times, the Financial Times and the i Paper. The trade titles and the mass-market papers came in high; four of the five broadsheet arts desks came in at two.
Nobody disputed the physical achievement. The fight and movement work is the most consistently praised thing in the set, and critics who gave the show two stars praised it too.
The complaint they share is the narration. Seven notices independently blamed the decision to have Katniss both live the story and tell it. The FT called it a flattening effect; the i found far too much exposition to plough through. Almost as many objected to how much the production borrows from the films.
Where they split is Mia Carragher's Katniss. Time Out pinned the evening's shortfall on her; WhatsOnStage in the same week called her debut a genuine highlight. Her physical performance was praised everywhere.
Audiences are clearly warmer than the critics, and one summary of verified audience reviews says the same thing from the other side: visually spectacular, emotionally uneven. The run has been extended twice and a second company takes over in October 2026.
Every review describes the first company, who stay with the show until 18 October 2026. A new cast joins on 23 October, so if you're booking after that, the performances in these reviews aren't the ones you'll see.
Every rating, every verdict and who said what is in what the critics said.
Sources
The Stage · The Guardian · The Independent · Time Out · WhatsOnStage · Daily Mail · The Telegraph · The Times · Financial Times · The i Paper · BroadwayWorld · Theatre Weekly
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