George RR Martin is developing a stage version of Game of Thrones for Broadway, the West End and Australia.
Martin will bring back well-known characters for the production, based on his series of fantasy books and hit HBO saga from 2011 to 2019.
A Game of Thrones
A Song of Ice and Fire, book 1
George R.R. Martin
Featuring younger versions of several
characters we got to know on Game of Thrones. We don’t know the title yet,
but we know it will be about the Tourney at Harrenhal.
The story will apparently revolve around
the Great
Tourney at Harrenhal, a
contest that happened 16 years before the events of the
first book and
episode.
The Great Tourney at Harrenhal is an
important historical event in the world of Westeros. Occurring 16 years before the events of HBO’s Game of
Thrones, the contest
took place over 10 days and included tournaments of jousting, archery and
combat.
It is also the place where Prince
Rhaegar Targaryen created a nationwide scandal for dedicating his
victory to Lyanna Stark instead of his wife. This decision led
to Robert’s Rebellion and the Targaryens being overthrown.
The Tourney at Harrenhal, also known
as Lord Whent’s great tournament, was put on by Lord Walter
Whent to celebrate the nameday of his daughter, and also probably to display
his wealth to the realm and show off his sons.
It comes up several times in A Song of Ice and Fire and on Game of Thrones. Littlefinger lays out the broad
strokes to Sansa when they’re at Winterfell together:
“Featuring many of the most iconic and well-known characters from the series, the production will boast a story centered around love, vengeance, madness and the dangers of dealing in prophecy, in the process revealing secrets and lies that have only been hinted at until now.”
The show will open in 2023 and depict a pivotal gathering more than a decade before the events in George RR Martin's novels and the hit TV series.
The stage show, set during a grand jousting tournament that helped set in motion the subsequent events, "ought to be spectacular" and "the seeds of war are often planted in times of peace,"
George R.R. Martin
"Few in Westeros knew the carnage to come when highborn and smallfolk alike gathered at Harrenhal to watch the finest knights of the realm compete in a great tourney, during the Year of the False Spring.
"It is a tourney oft referred during HBO's Game of Thrones and in my novels, A Song of Ice and Fire.
"And now at last, we can tell the whole story... on the stage."
George R.R. Martin
- Prequel House of the Dragon:
The news follows the announcement that Martin has signed a five-year, eight-figure deal with HBO.
The first project after the end of Game of Thrones, which finished its award-winning run in 2019, will be a prequel called House of the Dragon. It’s set to air in 2022.
House of the Dragon is set 300 years before the main Game of Thrones series and is based on George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood, which tells the story of the Targaryen civil war that became known as the Dance of the Dragons.
A Game of Thrones
Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin
illustration: Doug Wheatley
There's a lot more to it than that, of course, and we're here to deep-dive into everything we know so far about the Game of Thrones prequel. It's worth noting that we will also be discussing the other, canceled prequel series, as well as rumors that a show based on Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas is in development.
“House of the Dragon has been in development for several years,” Martin wrote on his blog in response to news of the series pickup.
“It was actually the first concept I pitched to HBO when we started talking about a successor show, way back in the summer of 2016.”
The prequel is expected in 2022.
Education:
A play and a prequel? Wow! Two interesting themes to include into your lessons - remote learning or in-person lessons.
- The Narration : George R.R. Martin prequel
- And what about theatre?
George R.R. Martin is doing a play about the Great Tourney at Harrenhal, an event mentioned in his A Song of Ice and Fire book series as I wrote.
The play is expected to debut in 2023 at Broadway in New York, the West End in London, and Australia.
The idea of a high impact performance for a specifically targeted school audience became very popular. Because the audiences are small, students can be encouraged to participate through work in role and through debate.
Of course, we are not all lucky to live in New York, London or Australia. But we can invite students to follow the news and the premiere.
We can invite, I hope in 2023 an actor/ actress to have a conversation with about theatre and the art of acting with the students.
And why not exciting workshops for young theater enthusiasts?
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