Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - One-part

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is playing as a one-part production in London, with a performance on Thursday 19 November. For a long time, the show ran as a two-part theatrical event in the West End, but it's been reimagined as a single performance that keeps the same stagecraft and magical effects. The story is set almost two decades after Harry, Ron and Hermione's adventures, and it follows their children drawn into a new threat that forces past and present to collide.

It's an original story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, with Thorne writing the play and Tiffany directing. The production had its world premiere at the Palace Theatre in 2016 and won nine Olivier Awards, drawing more than 2.2 million people to the London stage. The New York production won six Tony Awards in 2018, and the Melbourne staging set the Australian record for the longest-running stage play. The one-part version brings back the same creative team: set designer Christine Jones, costume designer Katrina Lindsay, composer Imogen Heap, lighting designer Neil Austin, sound designer Gareth Fry, and illusions and magic designer Jamie Harrison.

It's recommended for ages 8 and over, so it works as a family outing if you've got younger ones. Tickets start from £25.