Cursed Child premiere: Red carpet opening for the West End’s most in-demand new theatre production.
The Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premiere took place on Saturday at the Palace Theatre in the heart of the West End.
On Saturday afternoon, the highly anticipated Harry Potter and the Cursed Child had its official gala opening in London’s West End at the Palace Theatre. Harry Potter creator and author J.K. Rowling attended the red carpet event, along with the other members of the creative team behind the new play and some other very familiar faces.
Due to phenomenal demand, producers last week announced that a further 250,000 tickets will be released for sale this week on Thursday 4 August 2016 at 11am BST, booking through to 10 December 2017. Tickets are priced from £15 and for every performance there will be 300 tickets at £20 or less per part.
Related: Meet the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child…
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne, directed by John Tiffany with movement bySteven Hoggett, set by Christine Jones, costumes by Katrina Lindsay, music & arrangements by Imogen Heap, lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Gareth Fry, illusions & magic by Jamie Harrison, music supervision & arrangements by Martin Lowe and casting by Julia Horan.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one play presented in two parts. Both parts are intended to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening) or on two consecutive evenings. On Thursdays there will be an evening performance of Part One and on Fridays an evening performance of Part Two. On those days tickets to each part can be bought together or separately. Tickets for Wednesday matinee and Wednesday evening performances can also be bought together or separately.
We have some images from the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premiere, and some video, to share with you below. Tickets for the show can be bought via this link.
Andrew Scott
Bella Link and Grace Link
Colin Callender (Producer), Jack Thorne (Author), JK Rowling (Author), John Tiffany (Author/Director) and Sonia Friedman (Producer)
Indhu Rubasingham
JK Rowling (Author) and Neil Murray
JK Rowling (Author)
JK Rowling (Author)
Laura Carmichael
Lesley Manville
Maria Friedman
Morwenna Banks and David Baddiel
Ruby Bentall
Saadiya Khan and Sadiq Khan
Sonia Friedman (Producer), Jack Thorne (Author), JK Rowling (Author), John Tiffany (Author/Director) and Colin Callender (Producer)
All images, Dan Wooller.
