11th September, 2015

We have more information regarding Richard’s mysterious Season 6 role in Game of Thrones. While REG revealed that he wasn’t able to speak on the matter when I emailed him the other day, Watches On The Wall – who initially broke the news on Richard’s involvement – was again instrumental in announcing to the world the role that REG will be playing.

Richard’s character is described in a casting breakdown as a:

Grand Theatre Actor/Manager (55 – 70) The larger-than-life leader of a troupe of actors. He specializes in portraying drunken aristocrats. He is a huge presence on stage and rather nasty to his company when off-stage. They’re searching for a character actor with great comedy skills. He appears in three episodes, and is shooting this week in Spain, and the week of November 6th in Northern Ireland.

Richard’s character is a close match to the king of mummers Izembaro from the upcoming “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels. As noted in the casting info, Richard’s role is planned for three episodes.

The troupe of actors, managed by Richard’s character, are playing out a book plot described in a released chapter from “A Song of Ice and Fire”. According to the novel the troupe will put on a show called “The Bloody Hand”, which dramatizes the events that have happened at King’s Landing over the past few seasons. Some of this which can be seen in the fan-captured video footage (below) of some of the players, including REG, in action. Though it’s taken from a side angle from far away, you can clearly see Richard in costume playing the part of King Robert.

The leading actress in the troupe is played by Essie Davis, who played the part of 1920’s detective Phryne Fisher in Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, as well as starring in the 2014 horror film “The Babadook”. In the theatre production Davis plays a version of Cersei Lannister.

Other characters in this King’s Landing drama include Tyrion, Margaery and King Joffrey.

Images courtesy of Teleprograma