# Duncan Macmillan
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duncan macmillan (born 1980) is an English playwright and director. He is most noted for his plays Lungs, People, Places and Things, Every Brilliant Thing and the stage adaptation of the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four which he co-adapted and co-directed with Robert Icke.
Macmillan's play Lungs had a major revival at the Old Vic Theatre in 2019, starring Matt Smith and Claire FoyMacmillan co-created and wrote the 2020 BBC television drama series Trigonometry with Effie Woods.
Reclaiming Thumbelina
It's Brooke's birthday, so she gets to pick the movie! She summons up a forgotten mainstay from the VHS players of a bygone era, Don Bluth's Thumbelina. We confront our dubious memories of this childhood favorite, investigate the fascinatin history of the man who would be the Anti-Disney, and consi…
190. Bonus episode: The cast of Game of Thrones: The Mad King join the WhatsOnStage Podcast for an exclusive chat
Welcome to this bonus episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast! A few weeks ago, we were lucky enough to take a very exciting trip into the rehearsal room for Game of Thrones: The Mad King, to chat to the lead cast about their time bringing Westeros to the stage. Currently in previews in Stratford-upon-…
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for August 6, 2026
( City of Little Rock)
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The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 50th annual Hope Watermelon Festival, today through Saturday Aug. 6-8 in Hope’s Fair Park, with a wide variety of melan-cholic activities, ranging from an arm-wrestling tournament to seed-spitting and wa…
192. Game of Thrones: The Mad King reviewed, Cats returns and Edinburgh highlights
It's a bumper reviews special! In what might be the biggest theatre opening of the year, the world of Game of Thrones comes to the stage in a gigantic production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. But does it live up to the hype? Alex and Sarah discuss Dominic Cooke and Duncan Macmillan's efforts an…
Game of Thrones: The Mad King (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon) - ★★★★ REVIEW
A brand new stage play based on the "A Song of Ice and Fire" stories by George RR Martin has opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon.
The hotly anticipated play, titled Game of Thrones: The Mad King, is adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, and is an imme…
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for August 13, 2026
( City of Little Rock)
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The Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, celebrates President Bill Clinton’s 80th birthday on Saturday with free admission and a slate of family-friendly activities that includes crafts and games, free Hope watermelons for the first 80 v…
Lungs
A couple sits down to talk about having a child. But what starts as a conversation about parenthood quickly opens up much bigger questions: climate anxiety, personal responsibility, love, fear, and what it means to build a life together when the future feels uncertain. That’s the premise of Lungs, …
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for August 20, 2026
( City of Little Rock)
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As we speak, the Central Arkansas Library System’s new used bookstore Library Square Books is in the midst of its grand opening, until 6 p.m., at 405 President Clinton Ave. in Little Rock’s River Market District, with refreshments and giveaways and a limited number of co…
S13 Ep6: Michael Shaeffer
He’s the remarkable stage actor currently leading as King II Targaryen in the world premiere of Game of Thrones: The Mad King at the RSC in Stratford.
Based on the novels by George R. R. Martin and adapted for the stage by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, the play marks a milestone…
A Stage for Connection
Small-town theatres often bring in live music or plays. So what happens when the audience stops sitting in the dark and becomes part of the cast itself?
In a rural Saskatchewan community, Every Brilliant Thing brings audiences directly into the story. Host Merle Massie talks with storyteller Eliza…
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