Frequently Asked Questions
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General Questions
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.
Minimum 50 T-shirts per order, plus $15 per additional T-shirt. Please allow 3 weeks (15 business days) for processing and delivery. Available in 4 colors and sizes XS to 3XL. Only available through our approved vendor on our website. Our partner vendor, Slant, will contact you to confirm sizes and colors following your order.
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.