Australian audiences won’t be getting the abridged, one-night version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child soon to open in New York – at least not this year.
The epic, smash-hit show has run over two nights in Melbourne, as it has in London since its 2016 opening. But it has been re-staged and cut for its return to Broadway in November, as well as in San Francisco and Toronto.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on stage in Melbourne.Credit:Matthew Murphy
The Australian production has been seen by 326,500 people at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre in its first year of playing. A spokesman said there were no plans to adopt the new version here at this stage, though they didn’t definitively rule it out.
“We have a new batch of tickets going on sale on Friday for performances through to January 30 next year, so we’re very committed to the two-part format,” he said.