Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition) is now available to license from Broadway Licensing Global.
Broadway Licensing Global proudly presents Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for licensing opportunities in Secondary Schools worldwide. Click below to apply for a license or purchase a perusal!
About The Play
Nineteen years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they’re back on a most extraordinary new adventure – this time, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever. Prepare for spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race through time, and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces, all while the future hangs in the balance.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Secondary School Edition is a special adaptation of the beloved worldwide hit. Tailored for secondary school theatre productions, it provides young actors the opportunity to play Harry, Hermione, Ron, and all of their favorite characters on their very own stage and bring the wizarding world to life for their communities. Your students will be empowered to conjure the magic through their own creativity, making it a truly exciting and engaging experience for students and audiences alike.
Teachers Share Tips on Staging the Show
This roundtable features educators from both the US and UK who have successfully staged Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, navigating a range of technical capabilities and budgets. Their insights reveal strategies for bringing the magic to school theatres of all sizes.
Play the whole video or use the built-in chapters to jump between topics.
00:00 Opening
00:32 Initial Impressions
01:45 Students' Reactions When They Learned They Were Going to Produce the Show
03:11 Budgeting
04:30 Casting
09:39 Directing
12:11 Choreography
14:16 Scenic Design
17:20 Costuming
19:43 Lighting
21:29 Prop Design
24:24 Magic and Illusions
32:04 Wrapping Up
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Credits
Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne.
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Harry Potter Publishing and Theatrical Rights © J .K. Rowling
Harry Potter characters and names are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved.
Frequently Asked Questions
We understand you have may have questions. We are here to help!
At this time, only Secondary Schools worldwide. Until further notice, no other school grades, organisation types and/or independent productions that wish to use secondary school students are permitted to license the show.
The School Edition has a reduced runtime and requires less technical requirements than the professional production, so schools of any size, budget, or technical capabilities can produce the show with ease.
Available Now: Illusions Guide, Director's Guide, Scenic Design Guide, House Banners Guide, Sound Effects, T-shirts, Poster and Show Artwork. To add to your existing order or to place order after your license is approved, please contact your licensing representative at cursedchild@broadwaylicensing.com. Otherwise, you can add on these products in Step 4 of a new licensing application.
Illusions, Scenic Design, Costume, and Lighting Guides and House Banners will be delivered digitally for download. Official Poster and Show Artwork will be delivered digitally by our partners at Subplot Studios. Sound Effects will be delivered by our partners at ROCS (Right On Cue Services). Director's Guide will be shipped from our warehouse. Cast and Crew T-Shirts will be delivered by our preferred vendor, Slant. Please allow 3 weeks (15 business days) for T-shirt processing and delivery.
The show is now available to license. Please create an account and/or login. Then, click the Apply for License button at the top to license now.
Yes. A required Production Package will be provided with your license. The Production Package will ship to your school in time for productions scheduled in Fall 2024. The Production Package will include: Acting Editions, Director Scripts, Stage Manager scripts, required music, and a media kit (social media and press release templates).
Licenses for colleges, community theatres, professional theatres, and other organisations are not available at this time. Until further notice, no other school grades, organisation types and/or independent productions that wish to use secondary school students are permitted to license the show.
In order to put arts education and our future theatre makers first (the students!), Broadway Licensing Global and its partners have made a strategic decision to open opportunities for schools to have the first crack at this global phenomenon.
The upcoming national tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will have no impact on your school's ability to produce the show. We encourage schools to see the touring production when it is in your area.
Secondary Schools worldwide will be able to license and produce Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in 2024.
Acting Edition scripts, Stage Manager script, Director's script, required music, and media kit (social media and press release template). Full details are outlined in the Production Package when you apply.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is for all abilities, and the show can be catered to every ability. To read a perusal script, scroll up and click the "Buy Perusal Script" button.
The running time is approximately 2 to 2.5 hours depending on staging, including one intermission.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a play with music.
Yes. The creative team’s original vision for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was that the show's magic should have its roots in storytelling techniques that could be achieved when playing at home or in school, so creating a version of the show for students has always been an objective.
The Secondary School Edition is being written so that any school can produce the show with success. In fact, The creative team’s original vision for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was that the magic, illusion, and special effects should have their roots in storytelling techniques that could be achieved when playing at home or in school, so creating a version of the show specifically for student performances has always been an objective of the production.
In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child there are 16 roles for men, 14 roles for women, and 4 where the gender is not specified. Any active student can be cast in any role so long as the role stays as written.
We request that you restrict promotion to your local community. You will receive a brand guide as part of your licensing agreement, which will provide detailed guidelines to follow in your marketing and advertising.
Themed merchandise is not permitted with your license. Details will be outlined in the licensing agreement.
We are happy to help. Feel free to contact us at cursedchild@broadwaylicensing.com.