Tickets for the Australian premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child go on sale to the general public at 9am this Monday August 6. 

The multi-award winning production will open exclusively in Melbourne with performances from January 16, 2019 at the Princess Theatre.

Bookmark the ticket page and make sure your wands are at the ready. 

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one play presented in two Parts, which are intended to be seen in order on the same day – matinee and evening – or on two consecutive evenings.

SYNOPSIS: It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school age children.

While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.

The critically acclaimed production is the most awarded play in theatre history. Since opening in London in July 2016 it has won 24 major theatre awards in the UK, with a record-breaking nine Olivier Awards including Best New Play and Best Director.

It made its Broadway premiere in April 2018 and is the most awarded show of the season, winning 25 awards in total, including six Tony Awards, six Outer Critics Circle Awards and five Drama Desk Awards.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions.

The full cast will be announced at a later date.

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