‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Celebrates 10 Years as Longest-Running Two-Part Play in Modern West End History – Global Bulletin
DISTINGUISHED DECADE “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” turns 10 at London’s Palace Theatre today, July 30, cementing its place as the longest-running...
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- DISTINGUISHED DECADE “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” turns 10 at London’s Palace Theatre today, July 30, cementing its place as the longest-running play in modern West End history to be performed as a two-part theatrical experience.
- Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, the production has been seen by more than 2.5 million people at the Palace Theatre since opening in 2016 – over 300,000 of them first-time theatregoers.
- Playwright Jack Thorne said: “Creating ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ has been a truly wonderful experience, and we are all delighted to be celebrating 10 years in the West End.” The original two-part production runs at the Palace Theatre until Sept.
- Popular on Variety ARTIFICIAL AMBITION Yash Raj Films and Google will co-host an AI filmmaking workshop for India’s creative and production community on Aug.
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DISTINGUISHED DECADE “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” turns 10 at London’s Palace Theatre today, July 30, cementing its place as the longest-running play in modern West End history to be performed as a two-part theatrical experience. Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, the production has been seen by more than 2.5 million people at the Palace Theatre since opening in 2016 – over 300,000 of them first-time theatregoers. Playwright Jack Thorne said: “Creating ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ has been a truly wonderful experience, and we are all delighted to be celebrating 10 years in the West End.” The original two-part production runs at the Palace Theatre until Sept. Popular on Variety ARTIFICIAL AMBITION Yash Raj Films and Google will co-host an AI filmmaking workshop for India’s creative and production community on Aug. Arathi Sethumadhavan, director, user experience research, technology & society, Google, said: “We are already seeing incredible momentum with Google Flow in India.” SARAWAK SPOTLIGHT KC Global Media Asia has unveiled “AXN Ultimate Challenge: Sarawak,” a four-episode adventure competition series...