The London production of the original two-part version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child welcomes a host of new cast members to the Palace Theatre beginning October 15.
Claire Lams joins the cast as Ginny Potter, alongside David Ricardo-Pearce and Ellis Rae, who continue as Harry Potter and Albus Potter, respectively. Eve De Leon Allen takes over the role of Rose Granger-Weasley, daughter of Ron Weasley and Hermoine Granger, played by continuing cast members Thomas Aldridge and Jade Ogugua, respectively. Steve John Shepherd also 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 in the two children’s roles.
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is an original play by Thorne with direction by John Tiffany.
The production, which celebrated eight years at the Palace this past summer, also has movement by Steven Hoggett, set by Christine Jones,
costumes by Katrina Lindsay, music and arrangements by Imogen Heap,
lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Gareth Fry, illusions and magic by
Jamie Harrison, music supervision and arrangements by Martin Lowe, and
casting by Julia Horan and Lotte Hines.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender, and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions.
There are now five productions running worldwide: London, New York (the one-part Broadway production at the Lyric), Hamburg, and Tokyo, plus a North American tour.
