Cursed Child playwright Jack Thorne, writing for the Guardian, explained how his father’s creativity and community spirit influenced his new musical, Junkyard.  The musical – which tells the story a group of misfits who build an adventure playground – will open soon at the Bristol Old Vic, and will be directed by Jeremy Herrin. The full cast list was …read more!

Sonia Friedman, the award-winning producer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is bringing the stage adaptation of the George Orwell novel, 1984 to Broadway this summer.   The play, which was a hit in the U.K. in 2014, is directed by Robert Icke and co-produced by Scott Rudin who has been behind recent films …read more!

Though he’s been working in theater for over 20 years, it took an ambitious play about magic to lift John Tiffany’s name outside the insular walls of the theater community–and the fans and theater are better for it. In an interview with Whats On Stage, Tiffany talks about the impact of Harry Potter and the Cursed …read more!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won three major awards at the U.K. Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, which were presented at the Prince of Wales Theatre on January 31. Congratulations to our #CursedChild #CriticsCircleAwards winners; @antoboyle, @johntiffany and Christine Jones! pic.twitter.com/YCuXgbNoze — Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) January 31, 2017   Among the other talented recipients, …read more!

Day two of A Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando kicked off early, and after such a brilliant opening ceremony, guests were excited for more Potter-related fun! Matthew Lewis, Warwick Davis, Jason Isaacs and Tom Felton are at the event, along with graphic designers MinaLima, the Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts teams, Warner Bros. Studio …read more!

Sonia Friedman, the producer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has been named Producer of the Year for the third year in a row by the UK theater industry’s publication “The Stage Awards”. The honor was presented at a lunchtime ceremony January 27 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London’s West End. As …read more!

Sonia Friedman, the acclaimed producer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is bringing, what she refers to, as an “unusual” musical to the West End this spring. Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour follows six Catholic schoolgirls from their imaginary convent in the Scottish town of Oban to a choral competition in Edinburgh. In their …read more!

The UK’s leading theatre website, WhatsOnStage, announced their shortlist for their 17th annual awards last month, and Cursed Child made the list 11 times! Various Potter actors also feature on the list of nominees, and it’s up to the public to vote for the winners in each category. Cursed Child‘s Jamie Parker (who plays Harry Potter) is …read more!

In the first episode of the new year, PotterCast meet to look back at a unique year of magic and forward to what could be an even more exciting time for the Wizarding World and Harry Potter fandom! The release of J.K. Rowling’s new website caused quite a stir, and this episode begins by trying …read more!

Nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Among this year’s star-studded accolades is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them with nominations for Best Production Design and Best Costumes. British production designer and longtime Harry Potter collaborator, Stuart Craig received the nomination for Best Production …read more!