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Game of Thrones Prequel Play The Mad King Heads to London in 2027
The Game of Thrones prequel play The Mad King is heading to London in 2027 after a sold-out world premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, it features a young Ned Stark.
The story takes place about 20 years before the original series, in Westeros.
It centers on a tournament at Harrenhal involving Rhaegar Targaryen, Robert Baratheon, Lyanna Stark and King Aerys II.
The events threaten to plunge the Seven Kingdoms into chaos, and the play’s second half follows Robert’s Rebellion.
Robert tries to rescue Lyanna and overthrow the Targaryen dynasty.
The play’s next announced stop is London in 2027.
Game of Thrones: The Mad King, a stage prequel featuring a young Ned Stark, is heading to London in 2027.
The play follows a sold-out world-premiere run at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, it is set roughly two decades before the original television series.
Its story begins with the tournament at Harrenhal, where events involving Rhaegar Targaryen, Robert Baratheon, Lyanna Stark and King Aerys II threaten to plunge the Seven Kingdoms into chaos.
The second half focuses on Robert's Rebellion and his attempt to rescue Lyanna and overthrow the Targaryen dynasty.
- Who
- The play is adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke. It features a young Ned Stark.
- What
- Game of Thrones: The Mad King is a stage prequel heading to London.
- When
- In 2027.
- Where
- London. It had its world premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The play had a sold-out world-premiere run at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Game of Thrones: The Mad King is due to arrive in London.
- London run
- 2027
- World-premiere venue
- Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Adapter
- Duncan Macmillan
- Director
- Dominic Cooke
- Setting
- Roughly two decades before the original Game of Thrones television series