Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a play written by Jack Thorne from an original story by Thorne, J. K. Rowling, and John Tiffany. The plot occurs nineteen years after the events of Rowling's novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It follows Albus Severus Potter, the second son of Harry Potter, who is now Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic. When Albus arrives at Hogwarts to get sorted into Gryffindor, he gets officially sorted into Slytherin and fails to live up to his father's legacy, making him resentful of his father. Rowling has referred to the play as "the eighth Harry Potter story". From its premiere, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has received mostly positive reviews from critics for its performances, story, illusions, and stage wizardry, though reception from the Harry Potter fandom was more polarized. The original West End production premiered at the Palace Theatre on 7 June 2016. It received a record-breaking eleven nominations and won another record-breaking nine awards, including Best New Play, at the 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards. A Broadway production opened at the Lyric Theatre on 22 April 2018. That production received ten nominations and won six awards, including Best Play at the 2018 Tony Awards. An Australian production opened at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, on 23 February 2019. A second American production opened in San Francisco at the Curran Theatre on 1 December 2019. The first non-English production opened at the Mehr! Theater in Hamburg, Germany, on 5 December 2021. A Canadian production opened at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, on 19 June 2022. A Japanese production opened at the TBS Akasaka ACT Theater on 8 July 2022. A North American Tour began in September 2024 in Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre. The Tour also included shows in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.. Across all its productions worldwide, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has sold over 6 million tickets. The play was originally produced as a two-part play, that could be viewed on the same day (i.e. in the afternoon and in the evening) or over two evenings. In June 2021, the play was re-staged as a single 3½-hour show for future performances on Broadway in November 2021. In 2022, the San Francisco, Melbourne, Toronto, and Tokyo productions also adopted the one-part play, with Hamburg following in 2023. The West End production is the only location that continues to stage the original two-part play.
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| Production | Venue | First preview | Opening night | Closing night | Notes |
| West End | Palace Theatre | Part One: 7 June 2016Part Two: 9 June 2016 | 30 July 2016 | Currently running | |
| Broadway | Lyric Theatre | Part One: 16 March 2018Part Two: 17 March 2018 | 22 April 2018 | Currently running | Two-part play: 16 March 2018 – 12 March 2020 One-part play: 12 November 2021 – present |
| Melbourne | Princess Theatre | Part One: 18 January 2019 Part Two: 19 January 2019 | 23 February 2019 | 9 July 2023 | Two-part play: 18 January 2019 – 27 March 2022 One-part play: 4 May 2022 – 9 July 2023 |
| San Francisco | Curran Theatre | Part One: 23 October 2019 Part Two: 24 October 2019 | 1 December 2019 | 11 September 2022 | Two-part play: 23 October 2019 – 11 March 2020 One-part play: 9 February – 11 September 2022 |
| Hamburg | Mehr! Theater | Part One: 23 November 2021Part Two: 24 November 2021 | 5 December 2021 | Currently running | Two-part play: 5 December 2021 – 8 January 2023 One-part play: 9 February 2023 – present |
| Toronto | Ed Mirvish Theatre | 31 May 2022 | 19 June 2022 | 2 July 2023 | |
| Tokyo | TBS Akasaka ACT Theater | 16 June 2022 | 8 July 2022 | Currently running | |
| The Hague | AFAS Circustheater | March 3, 2026 |
| Production | Venue | Opening night | Closing night | Notes |
| Chicago | James M. Nederlander Theatre | 10 September 2024 | 1 February 2025 | |
| Los Angeles | Hollywood Pantages Theatre | 15 February 2025 | 22 June 2025 | |
| Washington, D.C. | National Theatre | 8 July 2025 | 31 August 2025 | |
| Providence | Providence PAC | 19 September 2025 | 4 October 2025 | |
| Columbus, OH | Ohio Theatre | 12 October 2025 | 26 October 2025 | Performances scheduled from October 28 to November 1 were canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. |
| Boston | Emerson Colonial Theatre | 9 November 2025 | 20 December 2025 | |
| Durham, NC | DPAC | 28 December 2025 | 17 January 2026 | |
| Orlando | Dr. Phillips Center | 24 January 2026 | 21 February 2026 | |
| Atlanta | The Fox Theatre | 28 February 2026 | 21 March 2026 | |
| St. Louis | The Fabulous Fox Theatre | 28 March 2026 | 18 April 2026 | |
| Minneapolis | The Orpheum Theatre | 25 April 2026 | 23 May 2026 | |
| Denver | Buell Theatre | 30 May 2026 | 27 June 2026 | |
| Costa Mesa | Segerstrom Center | 5 July 2026 | 25 July 2026 |
| Role | West End | Broadway | Melbourne | San Francisco | Hamburg | Toronto | Tokyo | National tour | The Hague |
| 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2022–2025 | 2024 | 2026 | ||
| Harry Potter | Jamie Parker | Gareth Reeves | John Skelley | Markus Schöttl | Trevor White | Tatsuya FujiwaraKanji IshimaruOsamu MukaiGoro Inagaki | John Skelley | Valentijn van Hall | |
| Hermione Granger | Noma Dumezweni | Paula Arundell | Yanna McIntosh | Jillian Anthony | Sarah Afful | Aoi NakabeppuSeina Sagiri | Ebony Blake | Joy Wielkens | |
| Ron Weasley | Paul Thornley | Gyton Grantley | David Abeles | Sebastian Witt | Gregory Prest | Masahiro EharaHayata Tateyama | Matt Mueller | Hayo de Kruijf | |
| Ginny Potter | Poppy Miller | Lucy Goleby | Angela Reed | Sarah Schütz | Trish Lindstrom | Erika MabuchiYuri Shirahane | Trish Lindstrom | TBA | |
| Draco Malfoy | Alex Price | Tom Wren | Lucas Hall | Alen Hodzovic | Brad Hodder | Shinya MatsudaSyuntaro Miyao | Benjamin Thys | Ewout Heijbroek | |
| Albus Severus Potter | Sam Clemmett | Eva Rees | Benjamin Papac | Vincent Lang | Luke Kimball | Haru FujitaKouhei Fukuyama | Emmet Smith | TBA | |
| Scorpius Malfoy | Anthony Boyle | William McKenna | Jon Steiger | Mathias Reiser | Thomas Mitchell Barnet | Soudai KadotaRio Saitou | Aidan Close | Jary Sluijter | |
| Rose Granger-Weasley | Cherrelle Skeete | Susan Heyward | Manali Datar | Folami Williams | Madina Frey | Hailey Lewis | Natsumi Hashimoto | Naiya Vanessa McCalla | TBA |
| Delphi Diggory | Esther Smith | Jessie Fisher | Madeleine Jones | Emily Juliette Murphy | Kristina-Maria Peters | Sara Farb | Sayuri HouiKaren Iwata | Julia Nightingale | |
| Cedric Diggory / James Sirius Potter / James Potter Sr. | Tom Milligan | Benjamin Wheelwright | David Simes | William Bednar-Carter | Felix Radcke | Lucas Meeuse | Kazuma Chiba | Caleb Hafen | |
| Craig Bowker Jr. | Jeremy Ang Jones | Joshua DeJesus | Slone Sudiro | Irving Dyson Jr. | Robin Cadet | Michael Chiem | Yuuma Okabe | Timmy Thompson | |
| Yann Fredericks | Jenet Le Lacheur | Jess Barbagallo | Connor Sweeney | Corey Hedy | Christian Bock | Bryce Fletch | Masato Watanabe | David Fine | |
| Station Master | Adam McNamara | David Abeles | Hayden Spencer | Steve O'Connell | Frank Brunet | Mark Crawford | Kunihiro Kawabe | René Thornton Jr. | |
| Amos Diggory / Albus Dumbledore | Barry McCarthy | Edward James Hyland | George Henare | Charles Janasz | Fritz Hille | Steven Sutcliffe | Kiichi Fukui | Larry Yando | |
| Severus Snape | Paul Bentall | Byron Jennings | David Ross Patterson | Andrew Long | Uwe Serafin | ||||
| Lord Voldemort | Shawn Wright | Masashi Shinohara | Nathan Hosner | ||||||
| Vernon Dursley | — | — | — | ||||||
| Bane | Nuno Silva | David St. Louis | Iopu Auva'a | Logan James Hall | Fernando Spengler | Kaleb Alexander | Masami Koba | — | |
| Sorting Hat | Chris Jarman | Brian Abraham | Soren Jensen | Julian Rozzell Jr. | Hans-Jürgen Helsig | — | |||
| Hagrid | — | — | — | ||||||
| Moaning Myrtle / Lily Potter Sr. | Alby Baldwin | Lauren Nicole Cipoletti | Gillian Cosgriff | Brittany Zeinstra | Glenna Weber | Katie Ryerson | Karen Miyama | MacKenzie Lesser-Roy | |
| Polly Chapman | Claudia Grant | Madeline Weinstein | Jessica Vickers | Lauren Zakrin | Felicitas Bauer | Julianna Austin | |||
| Trolley Witch | Sandy McDade | Geraldine Hughes | Debra Lawrance | Katherine Leask | Heidi Jürgens | Raquel Duffy | Natsuko Yakumaru | Maren Searle | |
| Minerva McGonagall | Shannon Cochran | Anita Maria Gramser | Fiona Reid | Ikue SakakibaraHitomi Takahashi | Katherine Leask | ||||
| Dolores Umbridge | Helena Lymbery | Kathryn Meisle | Hannah Waterman | Katherine Leask | Heidi Jürgens | ||||
| Petunia Dursley | — | — | — | ||||||
| Madam Hooch | Theo Allyn | Michaela Schmid | Yemie Sonuga | Minako Maehigashi | Alexis Gordon | ||||
| Dudley Dursley | Jack North | Joey LaBrasca | Hamish Johnston | Tuck Sweeney | Nicolai Schwab | — | — | — | |
| Karl Jenkins | — | Toshiaki Komatsu | Zach Norton | ||||||
| Viktor Krum | Connor Sweeney | — | |||||||
| Young Harry Potter | Rudi GoodmanAlfred JonesBili KeoghEwan RutherfordNathaniel SmithDylan Standen | Will CoombsLandon Maas | Alfie HughesEzra JustinArchie PitcherZakaria Rahhali | Elijah CooperTyler Patrick Hennessy | Marko Schimanowski | — | Masato Watanabe | — | |
| Lily Luna Potter | Zoe BroughCristina FrayChristiana Hutchings | Olivia BondBrooklyn Shuck | Sasha TurinuiRuby HallSienna Conti | Natalia BinghamNatalie Schroeder | Annika Menden | — | — | — | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2016 | Evening Standard Theatre Award | Best Play | Won | |
| Best Director | John Tiffany | Nominated | ||
| Best Design | Christine Jones | Nominated | ||
| Emerging Talent Award | Anthony Boyle | Nominated | ||
| Critics' Circle Theatre Award | Best Director | John Tiffany | Won | |
| Best Designer | Christine Jones | Won | ||
| Most Promising Newcomer | Anthony Boyle | Won | ||
| 2017 | South Bank Sky Arts Awards | Theatre Award | Won | |
| WhatsOnStage Award | Best New Play | Won | ||
| Best Actor in a Play | Jamie Parker | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Play | Anthony Boyle | Won | ||
| Paul Thornley | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Play | Poppy Miller | Nominated | ||
| Noma Dumezweni | Won | |||
| Best Direction | John Tiffany | Won | ||
| Best Costume Design | Katrina Lindsay | Nominated | ||
| Best Set Design | Christine Jones | Won | ||
| Best Lighting Design | Neil Austin | Won | ||
| Best Video Design | Finn Ross and Ash Woodward | Won | ||
| Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Play | Won | ||
| Best Director | John Tiffany | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Jamie Parker | Won | ||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Noma Dumezweni | Won | ||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Anthony Boyle | Won | ||
| Best Costume Design | Katrina Lindsay | Won | ||
| Best Set Design | Christine Jones | Won | ||
| Best Sound Design | Gareth Fry | Won | ||
| Best Lighting Design | Neil Austin | Won | ||
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Steven Hoggett | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Music | Imogen Heap | Nominated | ||
| School Travel Awards | Best Theatre Production for Schools | Won | ||
| 2018 | WhatsOnStage Award | Best West End Show | Won | |
| Best Show Poster | Won | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Won | ||
| Best Actor in a Play | Jamie Parker | Nominated | |||
| Best Featured Actor in a Play | Anthony Boyle | Nominated | |||
| Best Featured Actress in a Play | Noma Dumezweni | Nominated | |||
| Best Direction of a Play | John Tiffany | Won | |||
| Best Choreography | Steven Hoggett | Nominated | |||
| Best Scenic Design in a Play | Christine Jones | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design in a Play | Katrina Lindsay | Won | |||
| Best Lighting Design in a Play | Neil Austin | Won | |||
| Best Sound Design in a Play | Gareth Fry | Won | |||
| Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Anthony Boyle | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Director of a Play | John Tiffany | Won | |||
| Outstanding Music in a Play | Imogen Heap | Won | |||
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Play | Katrina Lindsay | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play | Neil Austin | Won | |||
| Outstanding Projection Design | Finn Ross and Ash Woodward | Won | |||
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Gareth Fry | Won | |||
| Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | Carole Hancock | Nominated | |||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | |||
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Anthony Boyle | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Imogen Heap | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Director of a Play | John Tiffany | Won | |||
| Outstanding Choreographer | Steven Hoggett | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Christine Jones | Won | |||
| Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Katrina Lindsay | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Neil Austin | Won | |||
| Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical) | Finn Ross and Ash Woodward | Won | |||
| Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) | Gareth Fry | Won | |||
| Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Won | |||
| Distinguished Performance Award | Anthony Boyle | Nominated | |||
| Noma Dumezweni | Nominated | ||||
| New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards | Special Citation (Staging, design and illusions) | Honored | |||
| 2020 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album | Imogen Heap (producer & composer) | Nominated | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
| 2019 | Helpmann Awards | Best Play | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Actor in a Play | William McKenna | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Actor in a Play | Paula Arundell | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Imogen Heap | Nominated | |||
| Best Scenic Design | Christine Jones | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Katrina Lindsay | Nominated | |||
| Best Lighting Design | Neil Austin | Won | |||
| Best Sound Design | Gareth Fry | Nominated | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Dora Awards | Outstanding General Theatre Production | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role | Gregory Prest | Nominated | |||
| Sarah Afful | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Direction | John Tiffany | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Sound Design/Composition | Imogen Heap and Gareth Fry | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design | Christine Jones, Finn Ross and Ash J. Woodward | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Katrina Lindsay | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Neil Austin | Won | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2021 | German Live Entertainment Award | Show of the Year | Won | |
| 2024 | BroadwayWorld Germany Awards | Best Performer in a Play | Alen Hodzovic | Won |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2022 | Yomiuri Theatre Award | Best Show (tie) | Won | |
| Yomiuri Theatre Award | Selection Committee's Special Award | Won | ||
| Kikuta Kazuo Theatre | Grand Prize | Won | ||
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