Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Cast, Plot, and Key Facts

Playwright: Jack Thorne · Director: John Tiffany · London venue: Palace Theatre, West End · Broadway venue: Lyric Theatre, New York · Story setting: 19 years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (British Theatre (UK theatre trade publication))

Seven core details anchor the production, and the venues and dates hold up better than the cast lists.

Who are the actors in the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

Broadway casting is moving quickly, so check the date before you plan around a specific actor. The Lyric company keeps changing through early 2027.

• Harry Potter is played by John Skelley and Hermione Granger by Rachel Christopher, according to Theatrical Index (Broadway production database).
• Draco Malfoy is played by Tom Felton through 3 January 2027, per ATG Tickets (Broadway official box office).

Is Harry Potter in The Cursed Child?

• Yes. Harry is a character in the play, and in the one-part London production David Ricardo-Pearce plays him (Palace Theatre box office (one-part listing)).
• The two cities currently show different Harrys, so check the listing for the city you plan to visit.

Is Hermione Granger in The Cursed Child?

• Yes. Rachel Christopher plays her on Broadway, and Noma Dumezweni originated the role in London, according to Wikipedia (open encyclopedia).
• Hermione’s family line is covered in the Hermione section below.

Is Snape in The Cursed Child?

• The verified sources in this review do not confirm a Snape role on stage, so this page states no appearance as fact.
• Check the current cast listing and the published script before you rely on any Snape claim.

The implication: a cast list is a snapshot, so confirm the Lyric listing on the day you buy.

What is the plot of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

British Theatre (UK theatre trade publication) places the story 19 years after the final book, which makes the play a sequel set in the next generation.

• Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy drive the storyline, and Scorpius is central alongside Albus, according to The Independent (national newspaper review), which also names Draco as Scorpius’s father.

Why did Voldemort get Bellatrix pregnant?

• No source in this review answers this question, so the page leaves the motive unstated.
• Any explanation of the storyline behind it would be interpretation, not reporting.

Who killed the last horcrux?

• The sources gathered here do not establish who delivers the final blow in the play.
• The novel-era answer is not verified here, so it stays out of this article.

The catch: the setup is well documented, but the motives behind the Voldemort and Bellatrix questions are not, so treat them as interpretation until the script confirms them.

Who did Hermione marry in Cursed Child?

The family line is the clearest relationship fact in this section, and an official production source records it.

• Rose Granger-Weasley is the daughter of Ron and Hermione, and she shares a Hogwarts year with Albus and Scorpius, according to the Harry Potter Play visual story (official production material).

Why is Hermione black in The Cursed Child?

• The answer lies in casting rather than in the story, because the production chose its actors.
• Casting is a production decision, so it is not a plot point that the play builds on.

Did Hermione Granger get pregnant?

• No source reviewed here describes a pregnancy storyline for Hermione.
• Check the published script before you print any claim in either direction.

What this means: the marriage and family details are on record, and the pregnancy question stays open until someone checks the script.

Who does Draco marry in The Cursed Child?

The verified sources establish Draco’s role as a father in the play, and they stop short of naming a spouse.

• Draco Malfoy is the father of Scorpius Malfoy and Harry’s former rival, per The Independent (national newspaper review).
• Tom Felton plays Draco on Broadway, and Ben Thys takes over the role from 5 January 2027, according to Playbill (Broadway trade publication).
• The novels name Astoria Greengrass as Draco’s wife, but the verified sources do not confirm her status on stage.

The trade-off: the canon answer is clear, but the stage answer is not verified, so the spouse question waits for the script.

Why did Voldemort accept Snape if he was a half-blood?

The sources gathered for this piece do not explain Voldemort’s reasoning, and they do not confirm Snape’s parentage or blood status either.

• Snape’s blood status is a background detail that none of the verified sources here establish.
• The play offers no source-backed explanation of why Voldemort tolerated Snape, so any motive is interpretation.

Why this matters: readers who want a neat answer should know the gap is real, and this article would rather show the gap than fill it with guesswork.

Production timeline

Six dates cover the London run and the first Broadway opening, and the 2026 reopening is the one that changes what you can book.

The pattern: every date in this table traces to a producer, box office or Broadway listing, so the timeline is the strongest part of the record.

Confirmed facts and open questions

Confirmed facts

• The Lyric Theatre is at 214 West 43rd Street, New York, per New York Theatre Guide (theatre news site).
• The official visual story names Rose Granger-Weasley as the daughter of Ron and Hermione, per the Harry Potter Play visual story (official production material).
• John Tiffany directed the Broadway production, per Aussie Theatre (Australian theatre news).

What’s unclear

• Whether the published script includes any pregnancy storyline for Hermione, which no source reviewed here confirms.
• Voldemort’s reasoning for accepting Snape, which no source reviewed here explains.
• Astoria Greengrass’s on-stage status, which the verified sources do not establish.
• The Tony count of six, which Theatre Gold (theatre news site) reports without Tier 1 or Tier 2 confirmation.
• The Olivier record of eleven nominations and nine wins, which London Theatre Direct (London theatre news site) reports from secondary coverage.

The pattern: the confirmed list is built mostly from producer, box office and trade pages, while the open list sits on award figures and character motives.

Credits and creative roles

Written by Jack Thorne, based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne.

Jack Thorne, playwright credit, as listed by Wikipedia (open encyclopedia)

Directed by John Tiffany, based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.

John Tiffany, director credit, as reported by Aussie Theatre (Australian theatre news)

The implication: credits are the firmest ground in this article, so the creative names rest on stronger evidence than the plot details do.

What to do before you book

The Broadway company keeps changing into 2027, so an actor you want to see can leave the cast before you buy. For a London ticket buyer, the choice is clear: book the one-part Palace Theatre production for the cast on today’s listing, or wait for Broadway’s changes to settle if one New York actor is the reason you are going.

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