Jack Thorne News

Center Theatre Group has released a first look trailer for A Christmas Carol, coming to the Ahmanson next week.

The internationally award-winning London production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will celebrate the Hogwarts houses early next year with four special performances dedicated to each house. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw houses are the four living and learning communities for Hogwarts students, named after the wizarding school's four founders.

Tonight's performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been canceled. The production announced the cancellation less than one hour before the performance was set to begin. 

Olivier Award-winner John Dagleish stars as Bob Cratchit in an astute rewriting of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, having previously played the character in Jack Thorne's adaption of the show at the Old Vic in 2017. Alexander Knott's Cratchit reimagines the well-loved tale of Ebenezer Scrooge from the perspective of Bob Cratchit.

Today Producers confirmed that Broadway’s new reimagined production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will make its Australian premiere in May 2022 at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre.

The five-time Tony Award-winning production of “A Christmas Carol” playing at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre has announced a partnership with a local non-profit continuing a tradition set in London and on Broadway to support local communities in need.

The full cast has been announced for the exclusive West Coast engagement of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The world’s most award-winning new play returns to San Francisco’s Curran (445 Geary St.) on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 as a newly staged, single magical adventure.

The five-time Tony Award-winning production of 'A Christmas Carol' is playing at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre from November 30, 2021 through January 1, 2022. This timeless - and timely - tale of isolation and redemption welcomes theatregoers into an immersive experience that is brimming with Christmas spirit.

When Vanguard Theater Company chose Next to Normal as the company's opening production in its new Montclair theater (performances begin November 10), founding Artistic Director Janeece Freeman Clark wanted to take a fresh look at the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical.

The Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has announced the return of the popular “Friday Forty,” where every Friday at 1:00 PM ET the show will release a limited number of $40 tickets for every performance the following week.

Trouble In Mind officially begins previews tonight, October 29, at Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. Learn more about the cast here!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child recently confirmed full casting for the production which resumed performances at the Palace Theatre in London on 14 October 2021. Find out who is in the London cast here and check out new cast photos.

Casting has been announced today for the San Francisco production of the Tony-winning production of A Christmas Carol with Broadway veteran Nancy Opel (Ghost of Christmas Past) and award-winning actor, writer, and producer Amber Iman (Ghost of Christmas Present/Mrs. Fezziwig) joining the previously announced Francois Battiste (Ebenezer Scrooge).

Casting and ticket details have been announced for the Canadian production of the world's most award-winning play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.  

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has announced Patricia Dayleg has joined the company as Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. She officially begins in the newly created role today, October 18th following ten years in government and community-based nonprofits.

The hit play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child resumed performances at the Palace Theatre in London this week! Go inside reopening with a new video from inside the show's magical return!

The Old Vic has announced the casting for Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic A Christmas Carol, joyously adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child). The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol returns with a live audience on 24 November, with previews from 13 November. 

Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender have announced the full Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, starting performances at the Lyric Theatre in New York on November 12, 2020. The world’s most award-winning new play returns to North America as a newly staged, single show magical experience.

Leading playwrights and WGGB members Caryl Churchill, April de Angelis, Nick Dear, David Edgar, David Eldridge, Lee Hall, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, Lucy Kirkwood, Bryony Lavery, Simon Stephens, Sir Tom Stoppard, Jack Thorne and Roy Williams OBE have backed new digital principles for theatre launched today.

A new entertainment company, Second Half Productions, has been launched today by Jeremy Herrin, Alan Stacey and Rob O'Rahilly. It will bring together world-leading artists to create innovative work for both stage and screen.