‘My poor kid has been haunted by it’: Harry Potter and the reviewer that mattered most
Jack Thorne’s baby son was a key influence on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. So it was a big day when he was old enough to see it with the playwright for the first time
August 2023
Why I quit
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was the job of a lifetime, and I walked away from it
Gillian Cosgriff
Leaving my dream role felt like freedom, not quitting, says actor and comedian Gillian Cosgriff
January 2023
Summer essentials
Your ultimate Melbourne events guide: the best things to do this weekend and what’s on through January
Highlights from Guardian Australia’s ultimate guide to the best arts, gigs and festivals happening around the country
June 2022
Cursed Child star Noma Dumezweni: ‘As a Black woman in acting, I’m fearless now’
A landmark turn as Hermione in the Harry Potter play brought the actor to Disney and HBO’s attention. Now she’s playing godmother to a new generation of Black talent
May 2022
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: is the shorter, one-part play better?
A three-and-a-half-hour version of the show has opened in Australia and the US. While a lot has been cut, there are also new tricks – and tweaks to a crucial relationship
January 2022
James Snyder fired from Harry Potter play on Broadway after conduct complaint
Producers said they received a complaint about the show’s star from Diane Davis, who plays Harry’s wife
October 2021
Michelle Gayle: ‘They said don’t leave EastEnders – I never regretted it’
From Grange Hill to the West End, via Eurovision and the Brit awards, the star has built multiple careers. She talks about stage-school pressure, TV diversity and playing Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
February 2021
Australian arts in focus
‘We looked after each other’: Harry Potter's Australian cast finally returns to the stage
Melbourne’s record-breaking production shut down in March. On Thursday the curtains will open again
July 2020
Australian arts in focus
Melbourne's coronavirus restrictions deal 'devastating' blow to arts companies
Industry forced into worst-case scenario planning as plans to reopen crushed for another four months
June 2020
Locking down Leopoldstadt: what happened when the West End closed overnight
Tom Stoppard’s new play was enjoying a sold-out run when theatres were close
November 2019
Alohomora! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: behind the scenes - in pictures
'Your ego has to be left at the door': the secret life of the understudy
July 2019
Jack Thorne and John Tiffany: 'You're the warrior, I'm the worrier!'
After a string of hits, the writer and director are collaborating again but The End of History, a drama based on Thorne’s parents, is filling him with anxiety
February 2019
The Cursed Child in Australia: it's Harry Potter for people who never really liked him
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Melbourne: first look – in pictures
December 2018
Broadway in 2018: male playwrights and movies dominate patchy year
Hollywood’s influence continued to curb the rise of original shows and increase the movie-to-stage adaptations while female writers struggled to break through
November 2018
Most expensive West End ticket prices rise as cheapest fall
Sound of magic: Imogen Heap on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's music
September 2018
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's Australian cast to include Gyton Grantley
Actors for play’s Melbourne season announced, with Paula Arundell to portray Hermione
July 2018
'A whole new controversy': Harry Potter and the Cursed Child comes to Australia
‘We need that number of non-white actors,’ says director John Tiffany. ‘But that’s not to say I can’t do some mixing up’
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