Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

A reimagined single-performance staging of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, set nineteen years after the original story, presented at the Palace Theatre in London.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a play set nineteen years after the story of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Now adults with families of their own, the three are drawn back into events when a new generation of pupils arrives at Hogwarts. Past and present collide, and a journey through time brings the consequences of old decisions, along with unexpected new relationships, to the fore.

The production is staged at the Palace Theatre in London. Its two-part format from its years in the West End has been reworked into a single performance, so the full story can be followed in one visit, while its stagecraft and magical effects are retained. Jack Thorne wrote the play from an original story by J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany, who also directed it. Christine Jones designed the set, Katrina Lindsay the costumes, Imogen Heap composed the music, Neil Austin the lighting, Gareth Fry the sound and Jamie Harrison the illusions and magic.

Since its world premiere the play has run in the West End for a decade. This reimagined version is aimed at longstanding followers of the story as well as audiences new to it.