Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones: The Mad King review – an action-packed saga of dry ice and fire

by The Guardian | Aug 9, 2026 | Books, Culture, Dominic Cooke, Duncan Macmillan, Game of Thrones, George RR Martin, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stage, Television & radio, The Guardian, Theatre | 0 |

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonThis prequel to the TV series has one joust after another, spectacular stagecraft and plenty of modern resonanceDuring the RSC’s 65 years, numerous Lears have lost their minds and...

‘I’ve always felt too old and too young at the same time’: The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey on swapping child stardom for cult television – and Celebrity Traitors

by The Guardian | Aug 8, 2026 | Bella Ramsey, Culture, Film, Game of Thrones, Pedro Pascal, Television, The Guardian, The Last of Us | 0 |

At 22, Ramsey has already been on our screens for a decade, and nominated for every award going. So why do they find it strange to be called an actor?Bella Ramsey often feels more comfortable around older people. The actor, 22,...

Lena Headey looks back: ‘I told Harvey Weinstein where to go. A decade of possibilities disappeared’

by The Guardian | Jul 26, 2026 | Culture, Family, Game of Thrones, Lena Headey, Life and style, Photography, Television & radio, The Guardian | 0 |

The Game of Thrones actor on her feral youth, not playing the fame game, and being protective of her daughterBorn in Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1973 and raised in West Yorkshire and Somerset, Lena Headey is an actor, writer...

‘An overnight success after 25 years? Delicious’: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham on sexism, stunts and stardom at 51

by The Guardian | Jul 18, 2026 | Culture, Film, Game of Thrones, Hannah Waddingham, Television & radio, The Guardian | 0 |

The actor seemed destined for a long but unflashy career in musical theatre – until a role as a football club owner in the TV hit changed everything. She talks about her new Hollywood era, calling out misogyny and why she’s...

‘My mum says I’m not working class any more!’: Olivia Cooke on power, privilege, and dividing audiences in House of Dragon

by The Guardian | Jun 21, 2026 | Culture, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Television & radio, The Guardian | 0 |

The actor has a knack for playing characters that test viewers’ loyalties. As the Game of Thrones prequel returns, she talks problem fans, ‘boy mums’ and why the arts should be for everyoneHouse of the Dragon is a massive...

‘I thought I was the saviour of the planet’: how Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray found a wellness cult – and lost her mind

by The Guardian | May 23, 2026 | Books, Culture, Film, Game of Thrones, Mental health, Society, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian | 0 |

She landed a role in hit TV show Skins at 17 and went on to star in the fantasy epic. Then she was drawn towards a mysterious spiritual community. How did she end up being sectioned?• ‘This is a test. A horrible test’: read an...

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has saved the Game of Thrones universe

by The Guardian | Feb 23, 2026 | Culture, Fantasy TV, Game of Thrones, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian | 0 |

The original show might have ended on a whimper and the first spin-off might have disappointed but this lighter, shorter series has been a genuine joyI can’t speak for anyone else, but I first entered into A Knight of the Seven...

‘People laughed at TV jobs in Belfast!’ How Northern Ireland’s capital became the home of quality drama

by The Guardian | Feb 13, 2026 | Belfast, Blue Lights, Culture, Derry Girls, Game of Thrones, Line of Duty, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian | 0 |

From Blue Lights gossip to How to Get to Heaven from Belfast cocktails, the city has become a small-screen hotspot – and is basking in its newfound fame‘I love them!” Minutes after I jump into a taxi at Belfast International...

‘The sword swung so close to her head!’ What it’s like to commit one of TV’s most unforgivable murders

by The Guardian | Nov 21, 2025 | Blue Lights, Culture, Drama, Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones: season one, Spooks, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian, The Sopranos, Wolf Hall | 0 |

From Claire Foy’s Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall to Adriana in The Sopranos, we meet the actors who had to bump off TV legends … and then face the wrath of the publicTalk about being a pantomime villain. It’s unpopular enough playing...

‘A 66-minute stress bomb’: TV’s most intense episodes ever

by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2025 | Blue Lights, Breaking Bad, Chernobyl, Culture, Drama, Game of Thrones, Happy Valley, Line of Duty, Succession, Television, Television & radio, The Bear, The Guardian | 0 |

A nuclear clear up, a bloody massacre, an extremely fraught game of marbles … From The Bear to Blue Lights, here are television’s most heart-pounding outingsTell us: what is the most intense TV show you have seen?Television is...

‘A gift of a role for a mother’: Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer on playing Tolstoy’s tortured Anna Karenina

by The Guardian | Jun 9, 2025 | Chichester Festival theatre, Culture, Film, Game of Thrones, Stage, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian, The Hunger Games, Theatre | 0 |

From Anne Boleyn to Lady W to Game of Thrones, she has played tough women who kick against society’s constraints. What will the actor bring to the great Russian character who leaves her husband and son?It was back in 2019 that...

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