Far from a mere indulgence in nostalgia, or, worse, a cynical money grab, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a compelling, amusing, intriguing and affecting play, featuring ingeniously creative staging that surpasses what could previously be described as world class.
‘Rather slender but well put together & fun, fun, fun’: SILK ROAD (How to Buy Drugs Online) – Trafalgar Studios
This West End revival of smart monologue about drug dealing on the Dark Web is well written if a bit slight.
NEWS: First non-English version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is set for Hamburg in 2020
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will celebrate its German premiere at the Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt in Hamburg in the spring of 2020.
NEWS: First non-English version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is set for Hamburg in 2020
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will celebrate its German premiere at the Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt in Hamburg in the spring of 2020.
FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Harry Potter’s new company are casting their West End spell
We’ve just got our hands on production shots for the new 2018-19 West End cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Scroll through the full gallery below…
HEATHER – Bush Theatre
Harry Potter satire burns bright — new play about storytelling examines a children’s book craze.
PHOTOS: New character portraits of new Harry Potter stars
Ahead of the new cast’s first performance at London’s Palace Theatre on Wednesday (24 May 2017), the producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have released a first-look set of portraits by Charlie Gray.
NEWS: Jamie Glover is the new Harry Potter, Full takeover cast announced
Rehearsals began this week for the new West End cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child who will start their performances at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End on 24 May 2017 following the final performance from the current cast on 21 May 2017. Jamie Glover will play Harry Potter with Emma Lowndes as his wife Ginny Potter …
NEWS: Jamie Glover is the new Harry Potter, Full takeover cast announced
Rehearsals began this week for the new West End cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child who will start their performances at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End on 24 May 2017 following the final performance from the current cast on 21 May 2017. Jamie Glover will play Harry Potter with Emma Lowndes as his wife Ginny Potter …
NEWS: Harry Potter & Glenda Jackson scoop Critics’ Circle Awards
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was the big winner at this year’s Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, taking home three prizes, while elsewhere Glenda Jackson, Billie Piper and Stephen Dillane all won acting prizes.
NEWS: Cursed Child will get Broadway premiere at ATG’s transformed Lyric Theatre
Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, with J.K. Rowling, have confirmed they are in exclusive talks with The Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) to bring the London hit to The Lyric Theatre on Broadway.
What were our Top 10 news stories in November 2016?
As it’s the first of the month, we’re taking a brief moment to remind ourselves of the biggest news stories from the month just closed. What were the headlines that got readers clicking most? Any surprises? Our Top 10 News stories from November 2016 are listed below with summaries and links to read more.
NEWS: Harry Potter extends booking til February 2018, New dates on sale 22 November
A further 60,000 tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be released for sale on Tuesday 22 November 2016, at 11am GMT, for performances from 13 December 2017 to 4 February 2018.
Special Theatre Podcast: #LDNTheatrebloggers on #CursedChild
In this special edition of the (still) As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast (AYULTP), the bloggers are focusing on one production only, albeit a two-part one: the world premiere of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Be warned: their free-ranging discussion may not strictly #KeepTheSecrets…
THE SECRET GARDEN – West End
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, was the J K Rowling of her day.
HARRY POTTER & THE CURSED CHILD 1 & 2 – West End
So what did I really think about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child? You need to know two things – first that I went to a press night because the reviewer assigned to it got a hospital appointment the same day and secondly I only read the books originally until my godson grew too big to stay on my knee, since when I’ve maybe seen two of the films.
VIDEO + PHOTOS: Complete Harry Potter and the Cursed Child family albums
Celebrity photographer Charlie Gray has shot three sets of exclusive character portraits of the grown-up characters from JK Rowling‘s Harry Potter series, along with the next generation, which feature in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The wildly anticipated two-part stage play receives its world premiere this summer at the West End’s Palace Theatre, where it begins previews on 9 June 2016 and officially opens to the press on 30 July 2016.
NEWS: Full cast announced for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Rehearsals begin
As rehearsals begin, producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender are delighted to announce that joining Jamie Parker (Harry), Noma Dumezweni (Hermione) and Paul Thornley (Ron) are Nicola Alexis, Helen Aluko, Jeremy Ang Jones, Rosemary Annabella, Annabel Baldwin, Jack Bennett, Paul Bentall, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Brough, Sam Clemmett, Morag Cross, Cristina Fray, Rudi Goodman, Claudia Grant, James Howard, Christiana Hutchings, Lowri …
NEWS: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child announces lead cast
Today, Monday 21 December 2015, the Producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are delighted to announce thatJamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley will lead the cast as Harry, Hermione and Ron.
NEWS: Booking opens next week for Harry Potter, artwork released
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a new play by Jack Thorne will receive its world premiere in London’s West End at the Palace Theatre in the summer of 2016. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and …
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