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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will mark its Australian premiere with a red carpet gala opening this Saturday February 23 at Melbourne's Princess Theatre. One play presented in two parts, Part One will begin at 1:30 PM and Part Two at 7 PM AEDT.

Official character portraits of the Australian cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have been released ahead of the first preview performance at Melbourne's Princess Theatre tonight. See the family photos below!

From this Friday 11 January the Australian premiere production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will begin releasing 40 tickets for every performance of the play for $40 per part. These tickets are known as the "Friday Forty" and are for some of the best seats in the theatre. They will be released each Friday for the following week's performances. Entries for the first Friday Forty are now open and close at 1:00PM AEDT on Friday 11 January.

A new block of tickets for record-breaking theatrical event Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will go on sale to the general public at 11am tomorrow, Tuesday November 27, 2018, via the official website www.HarryPotterThePlay.com.

With rehearsals underway in Melbourne, a new block of tickets for the Australian premiere production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will go on sale to the general public at 11am on Tuesday November 27, 2018 via the official website www.HarryPotterThePlay.com.

Rehearsals for the Australian premiere production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have begun in Melbourne, with the first images of the full company released.

The cast has been announced for the Australian premiere production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Malthouse Theatre's production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. is an explosion of language and imagery that challenges society's gender labels and examines what it is to be a woman. It unapologetically rips away the female archetype and screams for its audience to rally behind its title.

eter Evans (Director) re-imagines Shakespeare's RICHARD 3 with Kate Mulvany presenting a deliciously evil expression of the vile, murderous, manipulative King.

Award-winning actor Kate Mulvany (The Literati and Tartuffe) will play one of the most ambitious and gleefully amoral villains ever written. 

Award-winning actor Kate Mulvany (The Literati and Tartuffe) will play one of the most ambitious and gleefully amoral villains ever written. 

Artistic Director, Peter Evans, has announced the first production for 2017 for Bell Shakespeare.

Straight White Men is the razor-edged new comedy from Young Jean Lee, one of American theatre's most acute observers of race and identity. Poking fun at the luckiest social group in modern society, Straight White Men was one of the most talked about plays of recent New York seasons and will now have its Australian premiere on Thursday 12 May at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.

The comedy, sexuality, power struggle and mystery of David Ives' VENUS IN FUR thrills audiences at Eternity Playhouse. Grace Barnes' (Director) new treatment of the work that originally stunned Broadway and won numerous awards and nominations in America is kept simple, allowing Ives' clever script to be showcased.

Having seduced audiences on Broadway, David Ives' hilarious, sexy and provocative smash hit Venus in Fur makes its Sydney debut. Darlinghurst Theatre Company presents the highly anticipated Sydney premiere tonight 2 June at Eternity Playhouse.

Having seduced audiences on Broadway, David Ives' hilarious, sexy and provocative smash hit Venus in Fur makes its Sydney debut. Darlinghurst Theatre Company presents the highly anticipated Sydney premiere on 2 June at Eternity Playhouse.

The eve of the New Year 2013 in Melbourne saw the Australian Premiere of the much-acclaimed drama War Horse. It's no wonder that this play has received such high accolades. This production of War Horse is as unique a drama as Les Misérables is a musical.

To see the future one must only look to the past. Like many who came before him and after him, Julius Caesar had the support of the people but the loathing of the players. They conspired. They persuaded.