London. Tick. New York. Tick. Melbourne. Tick. San Francisco...? Tick! Cursed Child’s official Opening Day at the Curran Theatre is finally here – and, as ever – there was a party to be had.
Here’s all the action from the opening weekend, exclusive, never-before-seen photography of the production, and a special letter written to the company, from J.K. Rowling.
The cast and crew from Cursed Child were joined by producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callendar, who had this to say about Cursed Child’s west coast takeover.
Alohomora! #CursedChildSF is officially open! pic.twitter.com/TNnTU0tvPV
— Harry Potter and the Cursed Child SF (@CursedChildSF) December 2, 2019
J.K. Rowling, who created the momentous eighth Harry Potter story alongside Jack Thorne an John Tiffany, delivered a special letter to the San Francisco production, making the weekend extra emotional.
The company of #CursedChildSF received a little opening surprise from J.K. Rowling!
— Harry Potter and the Cursed Child SF (@CursedChildSF) December 1, 2019
"I couldn’t be prouder that the play’s now opening in one of my favourite cities!" - @jk_rowling pic.twitter.com/ByXcClRhCZ
We were on hand to chat to the cast too – and in the spirit of the premiere – decided to launch into a game of ‘Would you Rather’ – Wizarding World style. Take a look as the cast deliberate hot topics, such as being told off by Professor Snape or Professor McGonagall. Choices, choices...
Would you rather work at the Ministry of Magic or at Hogwarts? Watch the #CursedChildSF cast debate this hard-hitting Wizarding World question and more. pic.twitter.com/J2iWR8tFuk
— Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) November 30, 2019
And with that, another chapter of Cursed Child’s journey is officially written.
San Francisco is now the fourth production of Cursed Child open around the world, with two more on the way for 2020: Hamburg and Toronto.
To learn more about Cursed Child’s San Francisco production, visit the official website, as more tickets go on sale this week. Wizarding World Gold members and passport holders can also find out how to get tickets before anyone else here.
