8 ‘Cursed Child’ WhatsOnStage Award Wins!
Feb 19, 2017
Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, News, Sonia Friedman
The WhatsOnStage Awards occurred this evening, and Cursed Child won a small army of awards:
#CursedChild has won 8 awards at the #WOSAwards! pic.twitter.com/2SAnIlRFud
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) February 19, 2017
Cursed Child offically won Best New Play, and it’s no surprise. Our review delves into the mastery of spectacle during the whirlwind of a story that graces the stage throughout the production, and it’s truly unique in its effect on its audiences. John Tiffany also won Best Direction:
The WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play goes to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child #WOSAwards pic.twitter.com/QqNzYhzNgK
— WhatsOnStage (@WhatsOnStage) February 19, 2017
#CursedChild director @johntiffany has won Best Direction at the #WOSAwards. pic.twitter.com/p9Z8o7lnso
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) February 19, 2017
Finn Ross and Ash Woodward won Best Video Design:
#CursedChild’s Finn Ross and Ash Woodward have won Best Video Design at the #WOSAwards. pic.twitter.com/846pKKKlYa
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) February 19, 2017
The incredible Christine Jones won Best Set Design:
#CursedChild set designer Christine Jones has won Best Set Design at the #WOSAwards. pic.twitter.com/8AghCtnc55
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) February 19, 2017
Neil Austin won Best Lighting Design:
Neil Austin, #CursedChild’s lighting designer has won Best Lighting Design at the #WOSAwards. pic.twitter.com/lmfTLeGuZb
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) February 19, 2017
Jamie Parker (who plays Harry Potter) won Best Actor in a Play, over Harry Potter‘s Ralph Fiennes (for Richard III) and Kenneth Branagh (for The Entertainer):
The #WOSAwards Best Actor In A Play has been won by #CursedChild’s Jamie Parker (@DickLeFenwick). pic.twitter.com/UEpnuD9MLM
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) February 19, 2017
Jamie sent out this very special message to fans, which was retweeted by J.K. Rowling:
Watch Jamie Parker’s special message for Harry Potter fans following his #WOSAwards win https://t.co/5z4xXyaqPI pic.twitter.com/sGhUCY0URH
— WhatsOnStage (@WhatsOnStage) February 19, 2017
Sonia Friedman took to the podium once again to accept the Best Musical Revival award for Funny Girl:
Sonia Friedman returns to the podium. #FunnyGirl is a long-held passion project and will carry on for “many years”, she says #WOSAwards
— WhatsOnStage (@WhatsOnStage) February 19, 2017
Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy) won Best Supporting Acting in A Play, over co-star Paul Thornley (Ron Weasley):
#CursedChild’s @antoboyle has won the #WOSAwards Best Supporting Actor In A Play award. pic.twitter.com/BvWDOoOyjJ
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) February 19, 2017
Noma Dumezweni beats Poppy Miller (Ginny Weasley) to the award for Best Suporting Actress in A Play for her brilliant performance as Hermione Granger:
.@MissDumezweni has won Best Supporting Actress In A Play at the #WOSAwards. #CursedChild pic.twitter.com/LjE7JbZfWF
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) February 19, 2017
J.K. Rowling expressed her congratulations via Twitter:
.@MissDumezweni @antoboyle @DickLeFenwick pic.twitter.com/HSH6TdrwEv
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 19, 2017
A massive congratulations to the cast and crew of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! It’s been a monumental evening for them at the WhatsOnStage awards, and we hope their success continues! See the full list of nominees and winners here, and our review of Cursed Child here.
