One of the world's most beloved characters comes to the stage for the very first time in a brand new production produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a brand new stage play based on the Harry Potter franchise written by Jack Thorne based on an original story by J.K Rowling and is now running at the Palace Theatre in London's West End.
The production features a cast of over forty, and is one play presented in two parts intended to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening), or on two consecutive evenings. It is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and is set "nineteen years later". The production is directed by John Tiffany with movement by Steven Hoggett. It features set designs by Christine Jones, costumes by Katrina Lindsay, lighting by Neil Austin, music by Imogen Heap, sound by Gareth Fry and special effects by Jeremy Chernick.
The main cast for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child features Jamie Parker as Harry Potter, Noma Dumezweni as Hermione Granger, Paul Thornley as Ron, Sam Clemmett as Albus Potter, Poppy Miller as Ginny Potter and Anthony Boyle as Scorpius Malfoy. They are joined by an ensemble cast of characters playing a variety of roles both old and new.
Tickets are now on sale via the official website.
Major plot details regarding Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are kept under wraps in order to #KeepTheSecrets. The play is the next chapter in the Harry Potter series, and is set nineteen years later as Harry and Ginny's son Albus attends Hogwarts for the very first time. Whilst there, he befriends Draco Malfoy's son Scorpius Malfoy and this unlikely friendship blossoms despite their parent's past troubles.
"It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places."
By now Harry Potter fans all over the world have had the opportunity to devour J.K Rowling and Jack Thorne's latest addition to the Potter franchise as the rehearsal play script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part One and Two has been published.
Producers of the hit play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part One and Two have announced that the production has extended its booking period to 10 December 2017. The play, which began previews at the Palace Theatre in London's West End on 7 June 2016 before opening to the press on 25 July, has announced that a further 250,000 tickets will be released for sale on Thursday 4 August 2016 at 11am BST.
The long awaited stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part One and Two has now officially opened at the Palace Theatre in London's West End. Written by Jack Thorne, based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, it is billed as the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and is set "nineteen years later".
Potter Fever has swept over the West End as the world première of J.K Rowling's latest instalment in the Harry Potter series Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II has begun previews at the Palace Theatre. The production has made news headlines the world over thanks to the international appeal of the Harry Potter franchise, with millions of fans waiting to find out what happens next to their beloved characters.
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Just as Hamilton has been all-pervasive on Broadway since it opened there last summer, there's been little talk of anything but Harry Potter's official stage debut over here since the first announcement was made revealing that it was on its way over a year ago. (There was previously a small two-man fringe show called... Read more