The Australian production of
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will have its first performances beginning January 16, 2019 at Melbourne's Victoria Theatre. Tickets will go on sale starting on Monday, August 6, 2018.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will begin performances at Princess Theatre, Melbourne from Wednesday 16 January 2019.
Tickets for performances will be on sale to the general public from 9am Monday 6 August 2018. Sign up to the mailing list by Sunday 29 July 2018 for further news and priority booking access, before tickets go on sale to the general public.
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. 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 and won 6 Tony Awards including Best Play, 6 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 5 Drama Desk Awards and many more.
Do note that the cast of the third venue for
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has not been revealed yet, though it will more than likely be a new set of actors, and not those currently on stage on Broadway or the West End.