J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter stage play was first performed in London in 2016.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened at the Palace Theatre in London in 2016. The story is set nineteen years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and follows Harry as an adult, along with his son Albus Severus Potter.
The play was written by Jack Thorne and directed by John Tiffany, with Rowling credited as the story’s creator. It is a stage production rather than an eighth Harry Potter novel. The published script appeared in book form, which sometimes causes readers to describe it as another novel even though its format and authorship are different.
The original London production starred Jamie Parker as Harry Potter, Noma Dumezweni as Hermione Granger, and Paul Thornley as Ron Weasley. The play later received productions in other cities, but London was its first major home.