{"id":4836,"date":"2026-07-24T15:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:38:59","slug":"game-of-thrones-play-the-mad-king-still-set-to-open-next-month-despite-canceling-previews-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4836","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 Play \u2018The Mad King\u2019 Still Set to Open Next Month Despite Canceling Previews (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tThe upcoming \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d theater production \u201cThe Mad King\u201d is still on track to open next month in the U.K. despite canceling its first week of previews, <em>Variety<\/em> can confirm.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4834\">How \u2018Cape Fear,\u2019 Apple TV\u2019s Timely Adaptation, Became Summer\u2019s Grisliest Hit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Royal Shakespeare Company production was set to launch previews Monday, July 20 but all four performances this week were canceled, disappointing a number of fans who traveled from afar, including overseas.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe play is taking place at the RSC\u2019s homebase, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, two hours outside of London.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA rep for the RSC declined to comment on what caused producers to pull the plug on the four preview performances, but confirmed Saturday\u2019s show will go ahead as planned.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe can confirm that the RSC and our co-producers took the difficult decision to cancel preview performances of George R. 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Martin\u2019s \u2018Game of Thrones: The Mad King\u2019 this week, and that we are going ahead with the performance on Saturday 25 July,\u201d the rep told <em>Variety<\/em>. \u201cWe can also confirm that the production will officially open on Saturday August 8.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4832\">Leslie Odom Jr. Returning to \u2018Hamilton\u2019 on West End Tonight After Exiting Mid-Performance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, \u201cGame of Thrones: The Mad King\u201d is set to have its official opening night on Aug. 8 and will run through Sept. 5.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe four-hour production (which includes a 20 minute interval) is set just before the events in Martin\u2019s novels and will follow the great houses of Westeros as ambition, family bonds and succession collide during the reign of the Mad King.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMichael Shaeffer will play King Aerys II Targaryen in the production, with Noah Ritter as Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, Michael Abubakar as Eddard Stark and Callum Woodhouse as Lord Robert Baratheon.<br \/>Maxim Ays joins as Ser Jaime Lannister while Daisy Franks plays Cersei Lannister.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs well as puppets and grand sets the show will unveil a new theater configuration that puts audiences \u201cat the heart of the action,\u201d according to RSC co-artistic directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4830\">Madison Wells Balances Art, Commerce and Audience Demands as Gigi Pritzker\u2019s Banner Backs Movies, TV Shows, Live Events and More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Game of Thrones: The Mad King\u201d is still on track to open next month in the U.K. despite canceling its first week of previews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[885],"tags":[983,3870,984],"class_list":["post-4836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theater","tag-game-of-thrones","tag-george-r-r-martin","tag-royal-shakespeare-company"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 Play \u2018The Mad King\u2019 Still Set to Open Next Month Despite Canceling Previews (EXCLUSIVE) - Relocation Observer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4836\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 Play \u2018The Mad King\u2019 Still Set to Open Next Month Despite Canceling Previews (EXCLUSIVE) - Relocation Observer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#039;Game of Thrones: The Mad King\u201d is still on track to open next month in the U.K. despite canceling its first week of previews.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4836\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Relocation Observer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-24T15:38:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=4836#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=4836\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\"},\"headline\":\"\u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 Play \u2018The Mad King\u2019 Still Set to Open Next Month Despite Canceling Previews (EXCLUSIVE)\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-24T15:38:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=4836\"},\"wordCount\":392,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=4836#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/545eef6951ee2d8ab2725f0e591ca8bd.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Game of Thrones,\",\"George R. 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