The producers of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” have announced two upcoming international productions. The Jack Thorne play will receive a Portuguese-language mounting in Brazil in 2025, followed by a Dutch-language production in the Netherlands in 2026. The Brazil production will be produced by VME and the Netherlands mounting will be shepherded by Stage Entertainment.
Both “Harry Potter” stagings will be performed as a new, reimagined, one-part version of the 2018 Best Play Tony Award winner. The Broadway production recently introduced a shortened version, which originally premiered in the West End and on the Main Stem as a two-part show.
“We are thrilled to be launching two new productions of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,’ said producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callendar in a statement. “The story and themes of ‘Harry Potter’—friendship, self-discovery, courage, sacrifice, love and forgiveness, and of course growing up and the challenges of parenting—resonate with so many people around the world, and we are excited to be able to share our play with new audiences in Brazil and the Netherlands. We look forward to collaborating with our producing partners VME and Stage Entertainment to bring the magic of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ to two new countries”
Featuring Tony Award-winning direction by John Tiffany, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” follows the characters of the J.K. Rowling book series as they enter parenthood. The play received ten 2018 Tony nominations, winning six including Best Play. A San Francisco production opened in 2019 and closed in 2022, while a national tour launched in September. The original two-part version continues on London’s West End, while the Tokyo and Hamburg productions have offered the one-part version since 2022 and 2023, respectively.
Casting and creative teams, as well as timelines for each production, will be announced.
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is produced on Broadway by Sonia Friedman Productions, Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions.
