The Mad King, the previously announced Game of Thrones stage prequel heading to Stratford-Upon-Avon’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre, will begin performances there on July 20, with an official opening on August 8.
The engagement runs through September 5. Royal Shakespeare Company announced the dates on its website.
Deadline previously reported that the production was set to begin this summer. Casting has yet to be announced.
“We are thrilled to share the full creative team and announce performance dates for Game of Thrones: The Mad King,” say RSC RCo-Artistic Directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey in a joint statement. “This production brings together some of theatre’s most visionary talents to reimagine George R. R. Martin’s world for the stage. In a bold new configuration of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, audiences will find themselves at the very heart of the action—immersed in the intrigue and theatrical spectacle
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