“Cursed Child” London Gets New Cast and More Tickets!

by · March 15, 2018

A new cast is coming to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London! This will be the third cast for the show as Cursed Child heads into its third year of performances. With this comes news of the departure of the last cast, which will have its final performances on May 20. The new cast will begin performances on May 23.

Joining the company are Jamie Ballard, who will play Harry Potter, Susie Trayling as Ginny Potter and Joe Idris-Roberts as their son Albus Potter. Jonathan Case joins to play Scorpius Malfoy. Thomas Aldridge continues as Ron Weasley as well as Rakie Ayola as Hermione Granger and Helen Aluko as their daughter, Rose Granger-Weasley. James Howard also continues as Draco Malfoy.

 

 

Joe Idris-Roberts joins the cast after his run in Pinocchio at the National Theatre in London, and Jonathan Case is making his professional stage debut.

With this announcement comes another exciting piece of news – more tickets will be released for Cursed Child in London this April! The tickets will be released on April 5 at 11 a.m. BST and are for shows in January through April of 2019. The Palace Theatre promises more than 300 seats at £20 or less for each part. You can get yours here on the official website!

 

 

We wish the departing cast the best of luck and can’t wait to see what they do next! Are you excited about the new cast? Let us know! Stuck in America? Don’t fret! Cursed Child New York City recently announced its own Friday Forty for the show!

Press Release

NEW CAST ANNOUNCED FOR HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD IN LONDON

Rehearsals began this week for the third West End cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child who will start their performances at the Palace Theatre in London on 23 May 2018 following the final performance from the current cast on 20 May 2018.

Joining the company are Jamie Ballard who will play Harry Potter, Susie Trayling as Ginny Potter and Joe Idris-Roberts as their son Albus Potter. Jonathan Case joins to play Scorpius Malfoy. Thomas Aldridge continues as Ron Weasley as well as Rakie Ayola as Hermione Granger and Helen Aluko as their daughter Rose Granger-Weasley. James Howard also continues as Draco Malfoy.

They are joined by cast members Rosemary Annabella, David Annen, Jordan Bamford, Emma Bown, Adrian Christopher, Craig Connolly, Danny Dalton, Leah Haile, April Hughes, Martin Johnston, Gareth Kennerley, Susan Lawson-Reynolds, Ryan J Mackay, David Mara, Dylan Mason, Barry McCarthy, Sandy McDade, James McGregor, Annette McLaughlin, Tom Peters, James Phoon, Eve Ponsonby, Kate Russell-Smith, Sinéad Sharkey, Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Mark Theodore, and Joshua Wyatt complete the 42-strong company playing a variety of characters, including seven children who will alternate two roles.

 

MORE TICKETS TO BE RELEASED ON 5 APRIL

A further three months of advance tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London will be released at 11am BST on Thursday 5 April, for performances from 16 January to 7 April 2019. For more information, visit our website.