The world of George R.R. Martin‘s Game of Thrones is expanding to the perfect venue: London’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre. https://t.co/yzlEQJpKqb
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 18, 2026
“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 revelers speculate about who will contend. But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the blood-thirsty 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.”
“When I first wrote Game of Thrones, I never imagined that it would be anything other than a book,” wrote Martin, who serves as the project’s creator and executive producer. “It was a place for my imagination to exist without limits. To my great surprise, it was adapted for a series and viewers have been able to enter the world of my imagination through the medium of television. For my work to now be adapted for the stage is something I did not expect but welcome with great enthusiasm and excitement. Theatre offers something unique. A place for mine and the audience’s imagination to meet and hopefully create something magical.”
He continued: “For me, the RSC was the obvious choice when thinking about putting a Game of Thrones story on the stage. Shakespeare is the greatest name in English literature, and his plays have been a constant source of inspiration to me and my writing. Not only that, he faced similar challenges in how to put a battle on stage, so we are in good company. It will be thrilling to watch the events of this new play unfold in a live environment. Duncan’s masterful script honours the world completely, and I am so excited for both fans of the series, and perhaps people who have never picked up one of my books, to experience this new story in a theatre.”
GRRM won’t write anything, but apparently is fine with them making a play with information we mostly just know from the story Meera told Bran about The Knight of the Laughing Tree.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms had a good first season, but I don’t know about this.
