What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2016 stage play set after the Harry Potter novels?

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J.K. Rowling’s 2016 stage play set after the Harry Potter novels is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

The play is credited to Jack Thorne, based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Thorne. It begins nineteen years after the conclusion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and follows adult Harry Potter, now working at the Ministry of Magic, and his son Albus Severus Potter.

The original West End production opened at the Palace Theatre in London in 2016. Jamie Parker played Harry Potter, Noma Dumezweni played Hermione Granger, and Paul Thornley played Ron Weasley in the original cast.

Cursed Child is a stage play rather than an eighth prose novel by Rowling. Published editions use a script format, and the work’s theatrical structure includes stage magic, time travel, and scenes that move between different periods.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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