Full cast announced for world premiere of GAME OF THRONES: THE MAD KING at RSC
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced the full cast for the world premiere of Game of Thrones: The Mad King, a new play based on the novels by George R. R. Martin, adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke.
Director Dominic Cooke said: “I’m very lucky to be working alongside such a talented group of artists on this show. The creative team and cast are exceptional and we’re super excited to bring Duncan Macmillan’s brilliant script and George R. R. Martin’s vivid imaginative world to life on stage. I’m delighted to return to the RSC, backed by their dedicated team, and I can’t wait to share our epic show with audiences in Stratford this summer”.
Executive Producer and Creator George R. R. Martin said: “I love this cast - they bring all the strengths, flaws and intricacies within these characters that drive this important chapter of Westerosi history. They have a fire in them, and I can’t wait to see them bring that fire to the stage.”
The cast includes Michael Abubakar as Eddard Stark, Elizabeth Ayodele as Princess Elia Martell, Maxim Ays as Ser Jaime Lannister, Miles Barrow as Benjen Stark, Islam Bouakkaz as Howland Reed, Luke Brady as Brandon Stark, Marty Breen as Catelyn Stark, Sebastian Charles as Owen Merryweather/Ensemble, Adrian Christopher as Prince Lewyn Martell/Ensemble, Ronan Cullen (Ensemble/Swing), Fred Davis as Qarlton Chelsted/Ensemble, Edem-Ita Duke as Oberyn Martell, Simi Egbejumi-David (Ensemble), Daisy Franks as Cersei Lannister/Ensemble, Mariah Gale as Queen Rhaella Targaryen/Lady Shella Whent, Richard Hansell as Grand Maester Pycelle, Daniel Hawksford as Ser Barristan Selmy, Lewis Howard (Ensemble), April Nerissa Hudson (Ensemble), Tom Larkin as Lord Whent/Wisdom Rossart/Ensemble, Chelsea Marie (Ensemble), Kel Matsena as Ser Arthur Dayne, Shaun Yusuf McKee as Ser Gerold Hightower/Ensemble, Alexander Newland as Lord Rickard Stark, Hughie O’Donnell as Lord Varys, Huw Parmenter as Ser Oswell Whent, Noah Ritter as Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, Harmony Rose-Bremner as Lyanna Stark, Kate Rowsell (Ensemble/Swing), Michael Shaeffer as King Aerys II Targaryen, Tanisha Spring as Ashara Dayne, Tom Stacy (Ensemble/Swing), Matt Tait (Ensemble), Tzarina-Nassor (Ensemble), Marcello Walton as Ser Jonothor Darry/Lord Tywin Lannister, and Callum Woodhouse as Lord Robert Baratheon.
Game of Thrones: The Mad King will have its world premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 20 July – 5 September.
'Wars aren’t won by those with most cause, but whose story’s best told.'
Game of Thrones: The Mad King is a sweeping new stage epic from the world of George R. R. Martin. Spanning the final years before the events of the novels, this powerful drama reveals a legendary chapter of Westerosi history.
Joining Dominic and Duncan on the creative team are puppetry and movement directors Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (Lume), set designer Chloe Lamford, costume designer Georgia McGuinness, lighting designer Jon Clark, composer Will Stuart, sound designer Tom Gibbons, casting director Amy Ball CDG, fight director Bethan Clark, intimacy director Ingrid Mackinnon, voice & text coach Jeannette Nelson, dialect coach Hazel Holder, period dance consultant Francesca Roche, and creative consultant Ti Mikkel.
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