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Game Of Thrones: The Mad King

Tuesday 28 July to Saturday 5 September 2026 Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Simon Painter Tim Lawson Mark Manuel Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures obo HBO Len Blavatnik and Danny Cohen for Access Entertainment Directed by Dominic Cooke
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A long winter thaws in Harrenhal, and spring is promised. At a lavish banquet on the eve of a jousting tournament, lovers meet and revellers speculate about who will contend. But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the bloodthirsty actions of the realm’s merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot. Far away, the drums of battle sound. Family bonds, ancient prophecies, and the sacred line of succession will be tested in a dangerous campaign for power. Who will survive? Who will rise?

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A large puppet soldier in a full suit of armour is being operated by a team of puppeteers. Stood opposite is a man in a full suit of armour lifting a battleaxe. Smoke is behind them. Johan Persson
A young man and woman stand opposite each other, the woman wears silver and the man wears black. The woman has her hand on the man’s chest. Johan Persson
A young woman with curly black hair wearing an embroidered silver dress and shirt is illuminated by a red light. A man with blonde hair stands in the foreground opposite her. Johan Persson
A man in a suit of armour stands in front of large tree covered in red leaves. There are faces in the trunk of the tree and smoke coming from the base of the tree. Johan Persson
A man and woman stand opposite each other. The woman wears an embroidered silver dress, the man a white shirt and sliver jacket. The woman has her hand on the man’s chest. Johan Persson
A man wearing a full suit of armour stands in the centre of the image. He holds a large Warhammer and wears a helmet with deer antlers on. Johan Persson
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Two women stand next to each other holding hands. One wears a light purple dress and another wears a red and gold dress. There are bright stage lights behind them. Johan Persson
A man in full armour sits on a large horse puppet on stage opposite a group of soldiers wearing armour. Johan Persson
A man with a long straggly beard and hair and long grown out nails. He wears an unbuttoned dirty brown shirt and is smiling. Johan Persson
A woman stands in the centre of the image wearing an elaborate yellow dress and a cone shaped medieval hat on her head. Behind her are a crowd of people walking on to the stage and a large yellow banner above the stage. Johan Persson
A man with long white hair sits in a large throne made of metal swords. We can see some smoke behind him. Johan Persson

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