When the show opened on Broadway two years later, it also netted six Tony Awards. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child made its world premiere in London in July 2016 and became the most awarded West End play in the history of the Oliviers, winning a record-breaking nine prizes including Best New Play and Best Director. An enchanting take on father and son relationships, the play sees a brave new generation cope with the pressure of family legacies while embarking on an extraordinary new adventure.

He's getting ready to send his second child, Albus Severus Potter, off to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Īlong with Harry, his friends and foes have all grown up and each of them deals with parenthood in very different ways. Marked as the eighth story in the series, it finds Harry tired and overworked as the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic. Picking up the story 19 years after the boy wizard was last seen waving his two eldest children off to Hogwarts, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child casts a spell on fans by taking them back into the world of wands, magical beasts, butterbeer and much more for a fantastic two-part event.

Producer & UK General Managers – Sonia Friedman Productions.

Music Supervisor & Arranger – Martin Lowe.

Original Story & Director – John Tiffany.Original Story & Playwright – Jack Thorne.Synopsis, Cast and Creative Team SynopsisĪs the eighth story in the series and the first to be presented on stage, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child picks up 19 years after book seven's epilogue and not only reveals what's become of the golden trio (aka Harry, Ron and Hermione), but also follows the next generation of faces as they attempt to live up to their parents' legacies.

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