What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter stage play, co-written with Jack Thorne and John Tiffany?
Answer
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter stage play, co-written with Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
The play is set nineteen years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Its story follows an adult Harry, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his son Albus Severus Potter as they struggle with family expectations and the consequences of a time-travel adventure.
Jack Thorne wrote the script, while John Tiffany directed the original production. Rowling developed the story with Thorne and Tiffany, so the play is a theatrical continuation rather than an eighth novel in the original prose series.
The original production opened in London’s West End in 2016. The published script was also released in 2016 and was marketed as the eighth story in the Harry Potter series. The play won major theatre awards, including the Olivier Award for Best New Play.