What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s stage play about Harry Potter’s son Albus?

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the stage play about Harry Potter’s son Albus.

The play is set nineteen years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It follows Albus Potter, Harry’s second child, as he begins at Hogwarts and struggles with the weight of his family name. Draco Malfoy’s son Scorpius becomes his close friend, connecting the next generation to the earlier story.

The script is credited to Jack Thorne, based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Thorne. The original production opened in London’s West End in 2016, directed by Tiffany. It was presented in two parts in its initial stage format.

The play is sometimes described as an eighth Harry Potter story, but it is not a conventional novel by Rowling. Its official form is a stage script designed for theatrical performance, with time travel and live effects central to its structure.