‘Game of Thrones’ Play ‘The Mad King’ First Preview Gets Standing Ovation After Cancellations

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“Game of Thrones” play “The Mad King” finally launched previews Tuesday night after cancelling its first week of performances.

The first ever run-through of the HBO/Royal Shakespeare Company co-production, which takes place before the events in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” series, earned a standing ovation from the enraptured audience.

Addressing the crowd ahead of the show starting, director Dominic Cooke explained that the performance was a world premiere and warned that, because it was a preview, it might be necessary to stop the show in the event of a technical hiccup, in which case the stage manager might come on.

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