Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

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15 February 2019 · Follow on Stagedoor

“We’re grownups at Stagedoor. With jobs and everything. But we were giddy when we got to see Harry Potter on stage. Created by J.K. Rowling & playwright Jack Thorne, the play picks up the story where the epilogue of the last book left off: 19 years after Voldemort’s defeat. This time we’re going to Hogwarts with Harry’s son, who is struggling to live in the shadow of his legendary father. Oh, and did we mention it won more Olivier Awards than any show in history? Yeah. It did that.”

Overview

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.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne. It is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage.

It one play presented in two Parts, which are intended to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening) or on two consecutive evenings.

Critic reviews

It grips, it stirs, it delights

⋅ Telegraph

You'll feel like you've portkeyed into into Harry Potter's world in John Tiffany's stunning two-part stage adventure

⋅ Time Out

Moments that simply take your breath away

⋅ WhatsOnStage

Entirely captivating and particularly emotional

⋅ Independent

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Date & time

Until 26 Sep

Wed 21 Jul 2021 - Sun 26 Sep 2021

Wed: Part One 2pm, Part Two 7.30pm
Thu: Part One 7.30pm
Fri: Part Two 7.30pm
Sat: Part One 2pm, Part Two 7.30pm
Sun: Part One 1pm, Part Two 6.30pm