Harry Potter and the Cursed Child celebrates 10 years in the West End and announces reimagined One-Part Production
After ten triumphant, record-breaking years in the West End as a two-part theatrical event, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will evolve into its critically acclaimed, reimagined format, presented as a single performance, making the production more accessible and allowing even more audiences to experience the story with one ticket and one visit to the theatre.
The critically acclaimed play will now have a run time of 2 hours and 55 minutes, including one interval.
Booking for the two-part production in London has now extended through 20 September 2026, which will be the culmination of a celebratory final year that honours a decade of extraordinary achievement, innovation and creative collaboration.
The one-part production will reopen at the Palace Theatre on 6 October 2026.
The production will move to the version of the show currently performed by companies around the globe, including the Broadway production in New York City, where the reimagined one-part production premiered in 2021.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child received its world premiere at the Palace Theatre opening in July 2016 to great critical acclaim, marking a groundbreaking moment in UK theatre.
About Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
19 years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they’re back on a most extraordinary new adventure – this time, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Prepare for spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race through time, and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces, all while the future hangs in the balance.
The West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the only version worldwide shown in two parts and the only production where you can see 9 of the characters from the Harry Potter series – Hagrid, Bane, Bathilda Bagshot, Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, Dudley Dursley, Young Harry and Lily Potter Jr – alongside Harry, Ron and Hermione and many more.
Creative team
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
Written by Jack Thorne
Directed by John Tiffany
Movement by Steven Hoggett
Set by Christine Jones
Costumes by Katrina Lindsay
Music & arrangements by Imogen Heap
Lighting by Neil Austin
Sound by Gareth Fry
Illusions & magic by Jamie Harrison
Music supervision & arrangements by Martin Lowe
Casting by Julia Horan CDG and Lotte Hines CDG.
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Additional information about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Booking until
Current 2-part production – 20 September 2026
New 1-part production – from 6 October 2026
Running Time
Current 2-part production
Part One, 2hrs 40mins including 1 interval
Part Two, 2hrs 35mins including 1 interval
New 1-part production
2 hours and 55 minutes, including one interval
Theatre
Palace Theatre, 113 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5AY
Age Recommendation
10+
Access Performances
British Sign Language Performances:
Saturday 13 September 2025 and Saturday 21 March 2026
Audio Described Performances:
Saturday 15 November 2025 and Saturday 14 March 2026
Captioned Performances:
Saturday 8 November 2025 and Saturday 7 March 2026
