{"id":73567,"date":"2026-08-02T07:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=73567"},"modified":"2026-08-02T07:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:14:02","slug":"the-mad-king-cast-and-first-look-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=73567","title":{"rendered":"The Mad King Cast and First Look Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The first photo and full cast for Game of Thrones: The Mad King was revealed Saturday by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The <u>prequel stage show, announced in February<\/u>, opens Saturday, August 8, at the <u>Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon<\/u>, England, and closes Saturday, September 5, 2026. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The release also marks the 30th anniversary of the original publication of George R. R. Martin\u2019s A Game of Thrones, <u>the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Adapted by Duncan Macmillan from Martin\u2019s works and directed by Dominic Cooke, Game of Thrones: The Mad King spans \u201cthe final years before the events of the novels\u201d and \u201creveals a legendary chapter of Westerosi history,\u201d according to the official press release.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><span><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><strong>Left to right, the portrait includes Tanisha Spring as Ashara Dayne, Elizabeth Ayodele as Princess Elia Martell, Mariah Gayle as Queen Rhaella Targaryen, Callum Woodhouse as Lord Robert Baratheon, Michael Shaeffer as King Aerys II Targaryen, Harmony Rose-Bremner as Lyanna Stark, Luke Brady as Brandon Stark, Noah Ritter as Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Michael Abubakar as Eddard Stark. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here is the cast of George R. R. Martin\u2019s Game of Thrones: The Mad King in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Michael Abubakar (<u>Eddard Stark<\/u>), Elizabeth Ayodele (<u>Princess Elia Martell<\/u>), Maxim Ays (Ser <u>Jaime Lannister<\/u>), Miles Barrow (<u>Benjen Stark<\/u>), Islam Bouakkaz (Howland Reed), Luke Brady (Brandon Stark), Marty Breen (<u>Catelyn Stark<\/u>), Sebastian Charles (Owen Merryweather \/ Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Adrian Christopher (Prince Lewyn Martell \/ Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Ronan Cullen (On-stage Swing \/ Puppeteer), Fred Davis (Qarlton Chelsted \/ Maester \/ Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Edem-Ita Duke (<u>Oberyn Martell<\/u>), Simi Egbejumi-David (Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Daisy Franks (<u>Cersei Lannister<\/u> \/ Golda Whent \/ Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Mariah Gale (<u>Queen Rhaella Targaryen<\/u> \/ Lady Shella Whent), Richard Hansell (Grand Maester Pycelle), Daniel Hawksford (Ser Barristan Selmy), Lewis Howard (Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), April Nerissa Hudson (Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Tom Larkin (Lord Whent \/ Wisdom Rossart \/ Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Chelsea Marie (Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Kel Matsena (Ser Arthur Dayne), Shaun Yusuf McKee (Ser Gerold Hightower \/ Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Alexander Newland (Lord Rickard Stark), Hughie O\u2019Donnell (<u>Lord Varys<\/u>), Huw Parmenter (Ser Oswell Whent), Noah Ritter (Prince <u>Rhaegar Targaryen<\/u>), Harmony Rose-Bremner (<u>Lyanna Stark<\/u>), Kate Rowsell (On-stage Swing \/ Puppeteer), Michael Shaeffer (<u>King Aerys II Targaryen<\/u>), Tanisha Spring (Ashara Dayne), Tom Stacy (On-stage Swing \/ Puppeteer), Matt Tait (Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Tzarina-Nassor (Ensemble \/ Puppeteer), Marcello Walton (Ser Jonothor Darry \/ Lord <u>Tywin Lannister<\/u>) and Callum Woodhouse (Lord <u>Robert Baratheon<\/u>).<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 25 Best Game of Thrones Episodes<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Sitting in a damp cave in the far frozen North, greenseeing over all Seven Kingdoms and beyond, we've sifted through the past to bring you the very best episodes of this malicious and magical series; from diabolical dragonfire to legions of swarming undead to face-swapping assassins to laudably lethal weddings, these are our picks for the 25 best Game of Thrones episodes.\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In addition to Dominic and Duncan, the play\u2019s creative team are Puppetry and Movement 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 &amp; Text Jeannette Nelson; Dialect Hazel Holder; Associate Director Emily Raymond; Associate Puppetry and Movement Scarlet Wilderink; Period Dance Consultant Francesca Roche; Creative Consultant Ti Mikkel; Director\u2019s Consultant Lenore Gallegos; Associate Puppetry Designer Oli Simonon; Associate Set Designer Machiko Weston; Associate Costume Designer Alex Berry; Associate Lighting Designer Luc\u00eda S\u00e1nchez Roldan; Associate Sound Designer Alex Twiselton and Assistant Director Bellaray Bertrand-Webb.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Game of Thrones: The Mad King is co-produced with Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, Mark Manuel, Warner Bros. 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