Entertainment Movies Emilia Clarke Says Her Broadway Debut in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Was a 'Catastrophic Failure' The Game of Thrones alum is set to hit the West End stage in Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, which will run from June 30 to September 10 at the Harold Pinter Theatre By Olivia Jakiel Olivia Jakiel Olivia Jakiel is a former associate editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022. People Editorial Guidelines Published on June 24, 2022 07:12PM EDT Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Emilia Clarke is hoping her West End debut goes a little smoother than her 2013 Broadway experience. The Game of Thrones alum, 35, made her Broadway debut nearly a decade ago in Breakfast at Tiffany's, which was widely panned by critics, and in a new interview with the BBC, the actress reflected on her journey into the world of theater ahead of the premiere of her new play, The Seagull. "[It was a] catastrophic failure," Clarke said of her experience on Broadway. "It was just not ready. Was I ready? No, I was definitely not ready. I was a baby. I was so young and so inexperienced." Emilia Clarke's Near-Death Experiences Made Her Reject Cosmetic Surgery: 'What the F--- Is Wrong with Aging?' Emilia Clarke in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Nathan Johnson Photography David Beckham Admits He Was 'Star Struck' Meeting Game of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke at Concert However, that hasn't deterred the Me Before You actress from wading back into the theater pond. "There is no higher art than theater. I adore it. I absolutely love it," she told the outlet. "I feel happiest, safest, most at home." While Clarke is ready to show the theater world what she can bring to the stage, that doesn't mean she doesn't have a few apprehensions going into her performance. RELATED VIDEO: Emilia Clarke Jokingly Reveals She Was Behind That Errant Game of Thrones Coffee Cup "I'm profoundly aware of the fact that there will be people who love Game of Thrones and are seeing it for that," she told the BBC. "It's 10 times more frightening because there'll be people wanting to go and say, 'Well she can only act on camera, she clearly can't act on stage,' which is obviously the biggest fear." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The Seagull, which also stars Tom Rhys Harries, begins June 30 at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London and is set to run through Sept. 10.