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- Booking to open for the world premiere of Stranger Things: The First Shadow | Sonia Friedman
Back to News & Press Booking to open for the world premiere of Stranger Things: The First Shadow Tuesday, 21 March 2023 Priority booking opens on 28th March with general tickets released on 30th March. Performances begin November 2023 at the Phoenix Theatre. Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers , Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry , STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW , a new play written by Kate Trefry , will receive its world premiere at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End, directed by Stephen Daldry with co-direction by Justin Martin . The production previews from 17 November, with an official opening night on 14 December 2023. Priority booking for the production opens on 28 March from 12pm GMT (7am Eastern Time) with access given to those who have signed up via the mailing list at strangerthingsonstage.com – it is still possible to sign up to the mailing list until 26 March. Public booking then opens on 30 March at 12pm GMT (7am Eastern Time), but signing up for priority access is highly recommended. Tickets can be booked from just £20, with over 500 seats each week at £20 or under. A weekly lottery for late-release tickets will be announced closer to first performance. Further information on how to access these tickets will be announced later this year. Up Up
- WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF – DIGITAL | Sonia Friedman
Back to Productions WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF – DIGITAL This production was captured live for cinemas from the Harold Pinter Theatre, London. ★★★★ Imelda Staunton is at her magnificent best. A first-rate revival of an astonishing play. The Guardian Sonia Friedman Productions present Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera Drake, the Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The Producers), Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Hollow Crown) and Imogen Poots (A Long Way Down, Jane Eyre) in James Macdonald ’s critically acclaimed, 5 star production of Edward Albee ’s landmark play, captured live for cinemas from the Harold Pinter Theatre, London. ★★★★ James Macdonald’s blistering production. Intoxicatingly good. Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill are superb. Financial Times In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor Nick and his wife Honey to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling. ★★★★ A fierce revival. Conleth Hill is superb. Exquisite. Evening Standard CAST IMOGEN POOTS – Honey CONLETH HILL – George IMELDA STAUNTON – Martha LUKE TREADWAY – Nick KIRSTY WARK – Self: Introduction JAMES MACDONALD – Self: Production director CREATIVES EDWARD ALBEE – Writer JAMES MACDONALD – Director TIM VAN SOMEREN – Co-Director SONIA FRIEDMAN – Producer THOMAS SWAYNE – Associate Producer TOM PYE – Production and Costume Design IMOGEN KNIGHT – Choreography
- 1984 returns to Playhouse Theatre for 12-week season | Sonia Friedman
Back to News & Press 1984 returns to Playhouse Theatre for 12-week season Monday, 4 April 2016 Following a sell-out international tour, this critically and publicly acclaimed production of 1984 will return to the Playhouse Theatre in London’s West End this summer. George Orwell ’s dystopian masterpiece, adapted by Olivier Award-winner Robert Icke and Olivier Award-nominee Duncan Macmillan , will preview from 14 June 2016, with the press night on 28 June 2016. Now seen by over a quarter of a million people, this Headlong, Nottingham Playhouse and Almeida Theatre production premiered at Nottingham Playhouse in September 2013. Since opening, 1984 has played to packed houses at the Almeida Theatre, as well as throughout its two West End runs and in performances across the globe during national and international tours. 101 seats for every performance will be available for £19.84. April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching. The definitive book of the 20th century is re-examined in a radical, award-winning adaptation exploring surveillance, identity and why Orwell’s vision of the future is as relevant now as ever. 1984 is directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan with Daniel Raggett , set and costume is designed by Chloe Lamford , with lighting designed by Natasha Chivers , sound designed by Tom Gibbons and video designed by Tim Reid . George Orwell ’s 1984, published in 1949, is one of the most influential novels in recent history, with its chilling depiction of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance and incessant public mind-control. Its ideas have become our ideas, and Orwell’s fiction is often said to be our reality. Robert Icke has directed numerous productions as Almeida Associate Director including his own adaptations of Uncle Vanya and Oresteia (which transferred to Trafalgar Studios, and for which he won the Olivier, Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for Best Director), The Fever at The May Fair Hotel and Mr Burns . Robert’s work as a director also includes Boys and Romeo and Juliet for Headlong. He will make his National Theatre debut directing The Red Barn at the Lyttleton Theatre in October. Duncan Macmillan ’s plays include People, Places and Things (nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Play) which opened at the National Theatre and has transferred to the Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End; Every Brilliant Thing for Paines Plough on tour in the UK, New York, Australia and New Zealand; and Lungs for Paines Plough and at Schaubühne in Berlin, directed by Katie Mitchell. Up Up
- LEOPOLDSTADT – DIGITAL | Sonia Friedman
Back to Productions LEOPOLDSTADT – DIGITAL Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning new play, directed by Patrick Marber is screening via National Theatre HOME. ★★★★★ Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece. Magnificent. The Independent At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in this epic, but intimate play. ★★★★ Tom Stoppard delivers an unforgettable play from the heart Telegraph Filmed live at Wyndham's Theatre, this passionate drama of love, family and endurance comes to cinemas from 27 January 2022. The new ‘masterwork’ (Evening Standard ) opened to overwhelming critical acclaim and sold-out performances in 2020 & 2021 – don't miss on a big screen near you. Leopoldstadt is a passionate drama of love, family and endurance. ‘Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece is magnificent ’ (Independent ) and should not be missed. Filmed by National Theatre Live Presented by Sonia Freidman Productions ★★★★ Tom Stoppard’s new masterwork is an early contender for play for the year. Evening Standard CAST SEBASTIAN ARMESTO – Jacob/Nathan/Ludwig JENNA AUGEN – Rosa CARA BALLINGALL – Jana RHYS BAILEY – Young Nathan FAYE CASTELOW – Gretl JOE COEN – Policeman/Zac FELICITY DAVIDSON – Hilde MARK EDEL-HUNT – Civilian/Fritz CLARA FRANCIS – Wilma ARTY FROUSHAN – Leo ILAN GALKOFF – Pauli CAROLINE GRUBER – Emilia SAM HOARE – Percy NATALIE LAW – Hanna AVYE LEVENTIS – Sally AIDAN MCARDLE – Hermann MACY NYMAN – Hermine NOOF OUSELLAM – Otto DOROTHEA MYER-BENNETT – Eva JAKE NEADS – Mohel/Policeman AARON NEIL – Ernst ALEXANDER NEWLAND – Kurt SADIE SHIMMIN – Poldi GRIFFIN STEVENS – Aaron ELEANOR WYLD – Nellie CREATIVES TOM STOPPARD – Playwright PATRICK MARBER – Director RICHARD HUDSON – Set Designer BRIGITTE REIFFENSTUEL – Costume Designer NEIL AUSTIN – Lighting Designer ADAM CORK – Sound and Original Music EMILY JANE BOYLE – Movement AMY BALL CDG – Casting VERITY NAUGHTON – Children's Casting
- Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt to re-open in the West End in August 2021 | Sonia Friedman
Back to News & Press Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt to re-open in the West End in August 2021 Thursday, 22 April 2021 Casting will be announced shortly.Patrons whose bookings were affected by the Government’s previous directives will be contacted from today Friday 23 April 2021 regarding their current bookings with public booking opening at 10am on Friday 30 April 2021. Sonia Friedman said: “I am deeply relieved that after a year of immense loss and struggle for so many, including the unthinkable shutdown of our theatre industry, to announce the new dates for the return of Tom’s astonishing play to the West End. Leopoldstadt is a passionate drama of enduring love and familial bonds that asks us to bear witness to our pasts, no matter how painful that may be. The audience response throughout our seven weeks of sold-out performances before the pandemic struck in March 2020 was incredibly moving and humbling to witness. Over a year later and now having won the 2020 Olivier Award for Best New Play, Leopoldstadt could not be more pertinent. I so look forward to returning to the Wyndham’s Theatre, to welcome back our very special audiences as we continue to share this epic, truly great new play.” Patrick Marber said: “Tom and I visited the Leopoldstadt area of Vienna in October 2019. We started rehearsals a month later in London. The play opened in February 2020 and then had to close in March. When we gather to re-rehearse in July 2021 it will be an incredible moment for all involved. It has been a long journey. We were all thrilled by the reception this production received first time round and we're so excited to be able to share this mighty and beautiful play with audiences again. I'm so grateful to Sonia and Cameron for this opportunity and so proud to be working with these amazing and loyal actors on such a powerful, moving and painfully relevant play. I’ve admired Tom’s work since boyhood, he influenced me enormously as a fledgling playwright and now it’s my great honour and joy to be his collaborator once more.” At the beginning of the 20th Century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna. But Hermann Merz, a manufacturer and baptised Jew married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. Gathered in the Merz apartment in a fashionable part of the city, Hermann’s extended family are at the heart of Tom Stoppard’s epic yet intimate drama. By the time we have taken leave of them, Austria has passed through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and – for Austrian Jews – the Holocaust in which 65,000 of them were murdered. It is for the survivors to pass on a story which hasn’t ended yet.Set designs are by Richard Hudson , with costume designs by Brigitte Reiffenstuel , lighting by Neil Austin , sound and original music by Adam Cork , and movement by EJ Boyle . Casting is by Amy Ball CDG , with children’s casting by Verity Naughton .Leopoldstadt received its world premiere on 25 January 2020 and was originally planned for a 20-week run. As initial casting was announced the run was extended due to public demand scheduled to play until 13 June 2020. The final performance before lockdown was 14 March 2020.Leopoldstadt , the sixth collaboration between SFP and Tom Stoppard , which reunites Stoppard , Marber and Friedman and is co-produced with Gavin Kalin Productions , Tulchin Bartner Productions , Scott M. Delman/Patrick Gracey in association with Rupert Gavin , 1001 Nights Productions , Nica Burns , Burnt Umber Productions , Bradford W. Edgerton , Eilene Davidson Productions , Richard Winkler . Opening the show is subject to the government allowing indoor performances to begin by 21 June 2021 with sufficient notice, understanding what restrictions on social distancing and audience number caps are imposed, the public health status, and the availability of insurance cover either from the market or more likely from a government indemnity scheme. Up Up
- 1984 is Back! | Sonia Friedman
Back to News & Press 1984 is Back! Wednesday, 29 April 2015 A new adaptation created by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan 1984 returns to West End for 12 week run Prior to international tour 12 June – 5 September 2015 The production, which premiered at Nottingham Playhouse in September 2013, has since played to sell-out houses at the Almeida Theatre, in the West End, and across the UK on a national tour. 101 seats for every performance will be available for £19.84. Casting to be announced. April, 1984. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought and starts a diary. But Big Brother is always watching, and the door to Room 101 can swing open in the blink of an eye. The definitive book of the 20th century is re-examined in a radical, award-winning adaptation exploring surveillance, identity and why Orwell’s vision of the future is as relevant now as ever. 1984 is written and directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, set and costume designed by Chloe Lamford, with lighting designed by Natasha Chivers, sound designed by Tom Gibbons and video designed by Tim Reid. George Orwell’s 1984, published in 1949, is one of the most influential novels in recent history, with its chilling depiction of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance and incessant public mind-control. Its ideas have become our ideas, and Orwell’s fiction is often said to be our reality. For more informaiton and to book your tickets visit: 1984theplay.co.uk Following the run at the Playhouse Theatre, 1984 will tour to the following venues (exact dates tba): 9- 26 Sep 2015 - Nottingham Playhouse, UK 29 Sep- 3 Oct 2015 - Bath Theatre Royal, UK Jan-Feb 2016 – The Broad Stage, Santa Monica CA, USA Feb 2016 – American Repertory Theatre, Boston MA, USA Mar-Apr 2016 – Shakespeare theatre, Washington DC, USA Up Up
- Friedman tops Stateside legit scene | Sonia Friedman
Back to News & Press Friedman tops Stateside legit scene Tuesday, 22 September 2009 Going bicontinental has paid off handsomely for theater producer Sonia Friedman. An increasingly powerful player on the London legit scene since the early ’90s, she doubled the size of her business two years ago and moved into the New York market. The payoff? Two consecutive Tony Awards for best revival of a play (for “Boeing-Boeing” in 2008 and “The Norman Conquests” this year). “I’m at a point now where this expansion is coming to fruition,” says the petite 44-year-old. What this means on day-to-day terms is “more time to develop, read and research — to do the real grassroots producing that I didn’t have time to do before.” With eight shows in active production, including Broadway transfers of recent London hits “La Cage aux Folles” and “A Little Night Music” and dozens of other projects in longer-term development (including a musical version of “Shakespeare in Love” co-produced by Harvey Weinstein), Friedman’s small suite of offices over a central London theater is buzzing with activity. But this, she says, is nothing new: “There are producers who love focusing on one or two things a year, but I need to do a lot. My brain is always fizzing.” Friedman describes her approach as director- and actor-led, and likens fund-raising to “hedge-funding — I say, ‘If you want to invest in that project, you have to come in on this other one as well.’ Chances are one will work.” Read full article here . Up Up
- OEDIPUS – BROADWAY | Sonia Friedman
Back to Productions OEDIPUS – BROADWAY Following a sell-out, five-star run at the Wyndham's Theatre, this production transferred to Broadway's Studio 54 in November 2025 and is running until February 2026. ★★★★★ 'There will not be a more powerful production in the UK this year. It is electric' Susannah Clapp, The Observer BOOK HERE Oedipus won the following Olivier Awards 2025: Best Revival Best Actress – Lesley Manville Oedipus won the following Critic's Circle Awards 2025: Best Director – Robert Icke Best Actor – Mark Strong Best Actress – Lesley Manville Behind every great man is a great woman. Election night. The polls predict a landslide victory. Everything is about to change. Starring the internationally renowned, multi-award-winning Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, Sophocles’ epic tragedy is transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller. ★★★★★ 'Robert Icke's retelling is riveting from beginning to end’ The Guardian After his revelatory Oresteia , visionary director Robert Icke (1984, The Doctor ) reimagines another Ancient Greek tragedy, bringing the secrets of the past bursting into the present. Following hit runs at International Theatre Amsterdam, the Edinburgh Festival, and the Wyndham’s Theatre on London's West End, Oedipus is coming to Broadway for a strictly limited season this November. For more information and to sign up, click here . ★★★★★ 'Oedipus has never looked sharper, slicker or more modern' Mail on Sunday CAST MARK STRONG – Oedipus LESLEY MANVILLE – Jacosta JOHN CARROLL LYNCH - Creon TEAGLE F. BOUGERE - Driver SAMUEL BREWER - Teiresias ANI MESA-PEREZ - Lichas, U/S Antigone BHASKER PATEL - Corin OLIVIA REIS - Antigone JORDAN SCOWEN - Eteocles JAMES WILBRAHAM - Polyneices ANNE REID - Merope BRIAN THOMAS ABRAHAM - Ensemble, U/S Corin, U/S Teiresias, U/S Driver DENISE CORMIER - Ensemble, U/S Jocasta, U/S Merope KARL KENZLER - Ensemble, U/S Oedipus, U/S Creon OLIVER ROWLAND-JONES - Ensemble, U/S Polyneices, U/S Eteocles, U/S Lichas CREATIVES ROBERT ICKE – Director HILDEGARD BECHTLER – Set Design WOJCIECH DZIEDZIC – Costume Design NATASHA CHIVERS – Lighting Design TOM GIBBONS – Sound Design TAL YARDEN – Video Design JULIA HORAN CDG – Casting Director
- Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast Recording Now Available Digitally | Sonia Friedman
Back to News & Press Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast Recording Now Available Digitally Thursday, 17 May 2018 The album is available now at all DSPs and streaming services; physical CDs will now arrive in stores nationwide on Friday, June 8. “Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast Recording ” is produced by Jeff Richmond , Nell Benjamin , Tina Fey , Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Lorne Michaels and co-produced by Pete Ganbarg and John Clancy . Mean Girls , produced by Lorne Michaels , Stuart Thompson , Sonia Friedman , and Paramount Pictures , features a book by nine-time Emmy Award winner Tina Fey , based on her screenplay for the film, music by three-time Emmy Award winner Jeff Richmond ; and lyrics by two-time Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin . Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs. The Broadway production is currently nominated for 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical; Best Book for Tina Fey ; Best Original Score for Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin ; Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography for Casey Nicholaw . Fey is this year’s Outer Critics Circle Award winner for Outstanding Book of a Musical. The production is also nominated for 10 Drama Desk Awards and 3 Drama League Awards including Best Musical. It recently won the Helen Hayes (Washington D.C.) Award for Outstanding Visiting Production. Mean Girls opened on Broadway last month to rave reviews at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street), where it has played to sold-out houses since beginning previews in March. The show had its world premiere at the National Theatre in Washington D.C., playing a sold-out run October 31 to December 3, 2017. It was recently announced that Mean Girls will launch a National Tour in the fall of 2019. New York Magazine calls Mean Girls “HILARIOUS ! A smart, splashy new musical that delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.” Chicago Tribune said “Tina Fey writes FUNNIER, SMARTER, SHARPER satire than anyone else in the business.” People Magazine calls the show “FRESH, FUN AND INFECTIOUS – Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin’s songs keep the laughs coming!” The New York Daily News said Mean Girls “TICKLES THE EARS, EYES AND FUNNY BONE – the direction by Casey Nicholaw packs style, invention and red bull-force energy.” And, Entertainment Weekly calls it “A MARVEL: DAZZLING & HILARIOUS !” Up Up
- Sonia Friedman Productions celebrates 15 Olivier Award Nominations | Sonia Friedman
Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman Productions celebrates 15 Olivier Award Nominations Tuesday, 5 March 2019 Full list of SFP nominees: BEST NEW PLAY The Inheritance BEST REVIVAL Summer and Smoke BEST DIRECTOR Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance Rebecca Frecknall, Summer and Smoke BEST ACTOR Kyle Soller, The Inheritance BEST ACTRESS Gillian Anderson, All About Eve Patsy Ferran, Summer and Smoke BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Monica Dolan, All About Eve Vanessa Redgrave, The Inheritance BEST SET DESIGN Bob Crowley, The Inheritance BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Jon Clark, The Inheritance Lee Curran, Summer and Smoke BEST SOUND DESIGN Carolyn Downing, Summer and Smoke Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, The Inheritance OUSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC Paul Englishby, The Inheritance The full list of nominees can be found here: https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/company-and-come-from-away-lead-olivier-awards-2019-nominations Up Up
- THE PIANO LESSON | Sonia Friedman
Back to Productions THE PIANO LESSON This production began performances on 19th September 2022 and closed on 29th January 2023. Samuel L. Jackson is mesmerizing. The Hollywood Reporter A battle is brewing in the Charles household. At the centre lies the family’s prized heirloom piano. On one side, a brother plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister will go to any length to keep it and preserve the family history. Only their uncle stands in between. But even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past. Danielle Brookes's firey defiance is riveting/ New York Post August Wilson ’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork THE PIANO LESSON returns to Broadway in the event of the season, starring Academy Award® winner Samuel L. Jackson , Screen Actors Guild Award® nominee John David Washington , and Tony® and Emmy® nominee Danielle Brooks , directed by Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson . THE PIANO LESSON is the play for now. It reaches into the souls of the present, revealing startling truths about how we perceive our past—and who gets to define our legacy. John David Washington is spectacular. The Wrap CAST SAMUEL L. JACKSON – Doaker Charles JOHN DAVID WASHINTON – Boy Willie DANIELLE BROOKS – Berniece TRAI BYERS – Avery APRIL MATTHIS – Grace RAY FISHER – Lymon MICHAEL POTTS – Wining Boy CREATIVES AUGUST WILSON – Playwright LATANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON – Director BEOWULF BORITT – Set Designer TONI-LESLIE JAMES – Costume Designer JAPHY WEIDEMAN – Lighting Designer SCOTT LEHRER – Sound Design COOKIE JORDAN – Wigs, Hair and Make-Up JEFF SUGG – Projection Design ALVIN HOUGH JR – Music & Music Direction THOMAS SCHALL – Fight Director KATE WILSON – Dialect Coach CALLEERI JENSEN DAVIS – Casting OTIS SALLID – Choreographer
- New cast announced for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as booking extends at The Palace Theatre to 29 June 2025 | Sonia Friedman
Back to News & Press New cast announced for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as booking extends at The Palace Theatre to 29 June 2025 Thursday, 29 August 2024 The producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions - are delighted to introduce the new cast who will join the Company from 15 October 2024, as booking for the original two-part multi award-winning London production extends to 29 June 2025 at the Palace Theatre. A combined total of 130,000 tickets have been released for Part 1 and Part 2 in the new booking period, including 20,000 tickets priced at £15 per part. Claire Lams joins the cast to play Ginny Potter, alongside David Ricardo-Pearce as Harry Potter and Ellis Rae as their son Albus Potter, who both continue in their roles. Eve De Leon Allen will take over the role of Rose Granger-Weasley, daughter of Ron Weasley and Hermoine Granger, played by Thomas Aldridge and Jade Ogugua respectively. Steve John Shepherd continues as Draco Malfoy, alongside Harry Acklowe as his son Scorpius Malfoy. They are joined by Ishmail Aaron, David Annen, Nicole-Lily Baisden, Sabina Cameron, Rob Curtis, Zijuan Elsol, Gabriel Fleary, Rory Fraser, Tim Hibberd, Sally Jayne Hind, Max Hunter, Dewayne Jameson Adams, Emma Louise Jones, Julia Kass, Debra Lawrance, Tasha Lim, Matty Loane, Sophie Matthew, Jaden Oshenye, Helen Power, Jocelyn Prah, Conor Quinn, Ian Redford, Catherine Russell, Martin de los Santos, Adam Slynn, Benjamin Stratton, Alex Tomkins, Jake Tuesley, Sam Varley and Katie Wimpenny . Oliver Dawson, Layla Duke, Aubrey Hayes, Rhiannon Parry, Aljosa Radosavljevic, Sienna Sibley and Ethan Webster alternate two children’s roles. 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. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany , Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne , directed by John Tiffany with 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 , and casting by Julia Horan CDG and Lotte Hines CDG . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions , Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions . Celebrations for Back To Hogwarts take place on Sunday 1 September when the winners of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child competition will take part in a workshop to learn the iconic Wand Dance from the show with the production’s Resident Movement Director, Tash Holway. In addition, Taneetrah Porter, London’s current Rose Granger-Weasley will feature in a specially recorded online programme hosted by Sam Thompson, made in celebration of Back to Hogwarts. Tune in to the official Harry Potter YouTube channel on 1 September at 11am BST to watch. Now booking until 29 June 2025, tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child remain priced from £15 per part. The regular performance schedule is Monday, Tuesday and Thursday – no performance; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 2pm Part One & 7pm Part Two; Sunday - 1pm Part One & 6pm Part Two. The access performances currently on sale are as follows - British Sign Language on Saturday 21 September 2024, Audio Described on Saturday 9 November 2024 and a Captioned Performance on Saturday 16 November 2024. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the first Harry Potter story to be presented on stage and the eighth story in the Harry Potter series. Now in its ninth year at the Palace Theatre, the production has been seen by over 1.7 million people in the West End and over 11 million worldwide and holds a record 60 major honors, with nine Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Play and six Tony Awards including Best New Play. There are four productions running worldwide in London, New York, Hamburg, and Tokyo, with a North American tour starting on 10 September at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre. Up Up




