Following a sold-out run the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones: The Mad King comes to London. This sweeping new stage epic, written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, spans the final years before the events of the novels. The powerful drama reveals a legendary chapter of Westerosi history.

Enter the world before.

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?

‘Wars aren’t won by those with most cause, but whose story’s best told.’

Come face to face with familiar characters from the houses Targaryen, Stark, Lannister, Baratheon and Martell and witness the events that set the stage for the world’s most critically acclaimed series.

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The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones: The Mad King is produced by Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, Mark Manuel, Access Entertainment, Len Blavatnik and Danny Cohen, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures obo HBO.