‘Game of Thrones’ Play ‘The Mad King’ Unveils Full Cast for Royal Shakespeare Company World Premiere

Game of Thrones recasts Ned Stark for its next big project

For those interested in seeing Westeros on the stage, The Royal Shakespeare Company revealed the full cast for the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel play, The Mad King. Michael Abubakar will take the reins from Sean Bean to portray Ned Stark. Abubakar has an extensive theater background, having played Romeo in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Romeo & Juliet, Jimmy in Almeida Theatre's Roots, and more.

‘Game of Thrones’ Play ‘The Mad King’ Unveils Full Cast for Royal Shakespeare Company World Premiere

The Royal Shakespeare Company has unveiled a 36-strong cast for the play “Game of Thrones: The Mad King,” with Michael Shaeffer in the title role of King Aerys II Targaryen. The world premiere of the new play, adapted by Duncan Macmillan from George R. R. Martin’s novels, opens at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon […]

GAME OF THRONES Prequel Play THE MAD KING Announces 36-Person Cast

In 2024, George R.R. Martin teased an upcoming stage play in London about one of the most momentous events in the history of Westeros. It promised to let A Song of Ice and Fire fans finally see what really the happened at the infamous Tourney of Harrenhal. That’s where Rhaegar Targaryen met Lyanna Stark, a romance that forever changed the Realm. That play was expected to premiere some time in 2025. It obviously didn’t. But don’t worry, this is n…