Which 2016 stage play by J.K. Rowling continues Harry Potter’s story nineteen years later?

J.K. Rowling’s 2016 stage play that continues Harry Potter’s story nineteen years later is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

The play was written by Jack Thorne, based on an original story by Thorne, Rowling, and John Tiffany. It opened in London’s West End in 2016 and was published as a rehearsal-script edition. The story begins nineteen years after the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and focuses on Harry as an adult and his son Albus Severus Potter.

Albus struggles with the expectations attached to his family name and forms an important friendship with Scorpius Malfoy, the son of Draco Malfoy. The play explores parent-child relationships, memory, and the consequences of attempts to change the past.

Cursed Child is a stage production rather than an eighth Harry Potter novel. Its format, theatrical effects, and collaborative authorship distinguish it from Rowling’s seven-book prose series. The play has been produced in multiple cities and won major theatre awards.