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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

British play
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Summary

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a dramatico-musical work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of dramatico musical work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,188 views/month, #8 of 2,893).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Jack Thorne[3], J. K. Rowling[4], John Tiffany[5]
  • Award received: Laurence Olivier Awards[6], Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play[7], Tony Award for Best Play[8]
  • Composer: Imogen Heap[9]
  • Genre: fantasy[10]
  • Based on: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child[11]
  • Cast member: Jamie Parker[12]
  • Part of the series: Harry Potter[13]
  • Commons category: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child[14]
  • Language of work or name: English[15]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[16]
  • Publication date: July 31, 2016[17]
  • Characters: Harry Potter[18], Albus Severus Potter[19], Scorpius Malfoy[20], Draco Malfoy[21], Ron Weasley[22], Hermione Granger[23], Rose Granger-Weasley[24], Ginny Weasley[25], Minerva McGonagall[26], Severus Snape[27], Dolores Umbridge[28], Cedric Diggory[29], Lord Voldemort[30], James Potter[31]
  • Official website: https://www.harrypottertheplay.com/[32], https://www.harrypottertheplay.com/uk/[33]
  • Number of pages: 352[34], 320[35], 416[36]
  • Date of first performance: July 30, 2016[37]
  • Nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album[38]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Harry Potter universe[39]
  • Native label: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child[40]
  • Number of parts of this work: 2 part[41], 4 act[42], 75 scene[43]
  • Location of first performance: Palace Theatre[44]

Why It Matters

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Harry Potter and the Cursed Child receive?

Honors received include Laurence Olivier Awards[6], Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play[7], and Tony Award for Best Play[8].

Related Entities

Imogen Heap United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . whatsonstage.com. whatsonstage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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