Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has announced the first cast for its reimagined one-part production, as the original two-part staging enters its final week after a record-breaking ten-year run. The two-part production plays its final performance on Saturday 20 September, and will recommence as the reimagined one-part version on 9 October 2026.
Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions have revealed the first cast who will take to the stage in the reimagined Harry Potter and the Cursed Child one-part production, which begins performances on 9 October at the Palace Theatre. The announcement comes as the sold-out original two-part production concluding a historic, record-breaking ten-year run.
Cast members David Ricardo-Pearce, Thomas Aldridge and Naana Agyei Ampadu will continue on as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger respectively. They will be joined by new cast members Ethan Rouse as Albus Potter, Zoë Rainey as Ginny Potter and Hasia Akwaboah as Rose Granger-Weasley. Adam Jackson-Smith will play Draco Malfoy, with Bill Stanley joining as his son Scorpius Malfoy.
Ten years of the Cursed Child
Over the last decade, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has become a global phenomenon in the West End and around the world. The London production received a record-breaking 9 Olivier Awards, the highest number ever awarded to a play, alongside numerous other UK theatre awards. The play has been seen by more than 14 million people worldwide, including over 2.5 million at its London home and has now earned a record 60 major honours globally, including 6 Tony Awards.
Five productions currently run worldwide, in London, New York, Tokyo, the Netherlands and on a North American tour, with previous productions staged in Hamburg, Melbourne, San Francisco and Toronto.
The West End production is the final version to make the transition to a one-part series.
The complete cast
The record breaking play picks up where the book series finished, nineteen years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Harry, Ron and Hermione are back on a most extraordinary new adventure, this time joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at 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 new cast of the reimagined one-part production will include:
- Ethan Rouse as Albus Potter
- David Ricardo-Pearce as Harry Potter
- Zoë Rainey as Ginny Potter
- Hasia Akwaboah as Rose Granger-Weasley.
- Thomas Aldridge as Ron Weasley
- Naana Agyei Ampadu as Hermione Granger.
- Adam Jackson-Smith as Draco Malfoy
- Bill Stanley as Scorpius Malfoy.
The wider company is completed by Dewayne Jameson Adams, David Annen, Jacqueline Beaumont, Jensen Bedford, Angeline Bell, Tatum Confrey, Robert Curtis, Nick Dennington, Shakhai Estwick, Miah Hasselbaink, Tim Hibberd, Becky Hoyle, Max Hutchinson, Danny Ivy, Emma Louise Jones, Laura June Ness, Louise Ludgate, Shreya Lallu, Nathan Muwowo, Jocelyn Prah, Claire Redcliffe, Ewan Rutherford, Joshua Talbot, Nathaniel Tan, Callum Tempest, Alex Tomkins, Jake Tuesley and Aidan Garrett Wilkins.
Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is written by Jack Thorne and directed by John Tiffany, with movement by Steven Hoggett, set design by Christine Jones, costume design by Katrina Lindsay, music and arrangements by Imogen Heap, lighting design by Neil Austin, sound design by Gareth Fry, and illusions and magic by Jamie Harrison.
Plan your visit to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Venue: Palace Theatre
- Booking dates: 9 October 2026 until 27 June 2027
- Performance schedule: Tuesday through Saturday evenings; Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees
Palace Theatre, London
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