Harry Potter play ‘Cursed Child’ wins 9 Olivier Awards
The West End production play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" from the original new story by Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany, has broken new records at the recent Olivier Awards.
The two-part stage play, which was written by the trio, has received nine record-breaking awards at the biggest UK theatrical event. It also managed to gather 11 nominations. The Olivier Awards was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on Sunday, April 9.
BBC reported that Jamie Parker, who played as the grown-up version of Harry Potter in "Cursed Child," has won the Best Actor award at the event. Hermione Granger actress, Noma Dumezweni, also won an award for Best Supporting Actress.
Dumezweni thanked Rowling for letting her play the character on stage. "The privilege of being able to play Hermione is overwhelming and humbling," the actress said.
Tiffany, who helmed the stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," also received the Best Director award as listed on Broadway World. "The power of imagination is infinite," the director said on his acceptance speech. "We need it now more than ever."
Northern Irish actor Anthony Boyle, who played as Draco Malfoy's son, Scorpius, also received an award for Best Supporting Actor during the event. Other awards that "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" won are: Neil Austin for Best Lighting Design; Gareth Fry for Best Sound Design; Katrina Lindsay for Best Costume Design and Christine Jones for Best Set Design. The two-parter play also received the Virgin Atlantic Best New Play award.
The story of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" takes place several years after the events of the movie "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" parts 1 and 2 - and the book of the same title. It shows Harry, Ron and Hermione in their mid-30s as their children heads off to become wizards at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
