The producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have announced tickets for the Australian premiere production will go on sale to the general public at 9am (AEST) on Monday August 6, 2018 via HarryPotterThePlay.com.
The record-breaking, multi-award winning production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions will open exclusively in Melbourne with performances confirmed to begin at the Princess Theatre from Wednesday January 16, 2019. The full cast will be announced at a later date.
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. It
is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be
presented on stage.
The critically acclaimed play has won 24 major theatre awards in the UK and is the most-
awarded production in the history of Britain’s prestigious Olivier Awards, winning a record-
breaking nine awards including Best New Play and Best Director. The play opened on
Broadway in April 2018 to rave reviews, becoming the most awarded show of the Broadway
season, with 6 Tony Awards including Best Play, 6 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 5 Drama
Desk Awards and many more.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one play presented in two Parts, which are intended to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening) or on two consecutive evenings.
How To See The Play
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one play presented in two parts. There are three
options for how to see the play:
- Parts One and Two together on the same day or consecutive evenings (recommended)
- Parts One and Two separately on non-consecutive days
- Part One only or Part Two only
Performance Schedule
Tickets will be available for performances from Wednesday January 16, 2019. The Official
Opening performances of Parts One and Part Two will be on Saturday February 23, 2019.
The schedule for preview performances (January 16 to February 22, 2019) varies from the
regular schedule. Once tickets are on sale, visit HarryPotterthePlay.com for more detail. From February 25, 2019 the regular performance schedule (excluding variations due to public holidays) will be:
- Monday – no performance
- Tuesday – no performance
- Wednesday – 2:00 PM Part One & 7:30 PM Part Two
- Thursday – 7:30 PM Part One
- Friday – 7:30 PM Part Two
- Saturday – 2:00 PM Part One & 7:30 PM Part Two
- Sunday – 2:00 PM Part One & 7:30 PM Part Two
Ticket Prices
For every performance there will be more than 200 tickets priced at $65 or less. In-season
prices will range from $65 – $175* per Part. Beginning in previews, every performance will
also have 40 seats priced at $40 each per part. These tickets are known as the ‘Friday Forty’ and more details about the initiative will be announced soon.
* Plus $9.75 Ticketmaster Handling Fee per transaction. A delivery fee may apply depending on the mode of delivery selected.
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