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West End show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is celebrating its 8th anniversary at the Palace Theatre in London.

The show hit the milestone today, 30 July 2024, eight years since the show opened in July 2016.

Seen by over 1.7 million people in the West End alone, Parts One and Two of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have now run to 2,740 performances in London over the last eight years, with 256 cast members appearing in the show.

The multi-award winning production has won countless international awards, including nine Olivier Awards and six Tony Awards including Best New Play – including Best New Play for both.

Video: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – 8th birthday celebrations

The 46-strong London cast currently stars David Ricardo-Pearce as Harry Potter, Polly Frame playing Ginny Potter and Ellis Rae as their son Albus Potter. Thomas Aldridge plays Ron Weasley with Jade Ogugua playing Hermione Granger along with Taneetrah Porter as their daughter Rose Granger-Weasley. Steve John Shepherd plays Draco Malfoy, with Harry Acklowe as his son Scorpius Malfoy.

The cast also features Ishmail Aaron, David Annen, Nairn Archer, Darrell Brockis, Robert Curtis, Toby De Salis, Odelia Dizel-Cubuca, Rory Fraser, Jemma Geanaus, Harry Goodson-Bevan, Jemma Gould, Kelton Hoyland, David Ijiti, Chris Jarman, Sally Jayne Hind, Emma Louise Jones, Kathryn Meisle, Ian Redford, Abigail Rosser, Clancy Ryan, Tonny Shim, Adam Slynn, Sara Stewart, Benjamin Stratton, Maia Tamrakar, Alex Tomkins, Jake Tuesley, Sam Varley, Jess Vickers, Wreh-asha Walton, Katie Wimpenny. Abigail Austin, Oliver Dawson, Layla Duke, Honor Hastings, Aubrey Hayes, Aljosa Radosavljevic and Ethan Webster alternate two children’s roles.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is written by Jack Thorne and 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.

Jack Thorne writing today in the Guardian spoke about the influence Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has had on his life, including his son Elliot: “Elliott was one month old when we went into previews. The idea of him was alive through every stage of the writing process. It took me two years to write the play; it took us five to conceive him (and seven rounds of IVF). The play is about many things but a lot of it is about a father struggling to connect with his son. Harry Potter haunts Elliott and Elliott haunts Harry Potter.”

Thorne also said in an official statement that: “Making Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was a beautiful experience, working with John and our talented creative team and cast has been a wonderful journey. It really has been a team effort from every person involved in the show, and we are all proud to still be here 8 years on”

Director John Tiffany said: “We have been on an incredible journey over the last 8 years, from opening the original production at the Palace Theatre in 2016 to taking the show to audiences worldwide. We have collaborated with many wonderful artists over the years, both on and off stage, all of whom have worked tirelessly to bring Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to our fantastic audiences each and every performance”

The show is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is currently booking to 6 April 2025.

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Main photo: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast celebrate 8 years in the West End. Photo by Manuel Harlan

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