--- description: The British actress will co-star in the West End theater production of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.' title: Noma Dumezweni to Play Hermione Granger in Harry Potter Play image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81844c75d8e2444a/6988764d196cf4095d039904/gettyimages-56944052.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Noma Dumezweni to Play Hermione Granger in _Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_ by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2015 4:37 AM CUT  Noma Dumezweni poses with the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for at the Laurence Olivier Awards on Feb. 26, 2006 in London, England Noma Dumezweni poses with the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for at the Laurence Olivier Awards on Feb. 26, 2006 in London, EnglandDave M. Benett—Getty Images by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2015 4:37 AM CUT British actress Noma Dumezweni has been chosen to play Hermione Granger in the West End theater production of _Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,_ joining co-stars Paul Thornley as Ron Weasley and Jamie Parker as Harry Potter, BuzzFeed [reports](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/new-harry-potter-play-casts-black-hermione#.rvXzBqEwg "undefined"). The play’s leads boast extensive theater backgrounds. Dumezweni has starred in more than a dozen London productions and is the winner of a Laurence Olivier Award, while Parker was in the original cast of _The History Boys._ Thornley has performed in stage productions _It’s a Wonderful Life_ and _South Pacific_, among others, but it perhaps best known for his appearance in the 2012 movie _Les Miserables_. In the latest production—based on a story by Rowling and written by Jack Thorne—Harry, Hermione and Ron are adults working at the Ministry of Magic. The play will be directed by John Tiffany and will [debut](http://www.harrypottertheplay.com/ "undefined") at the Palace Theatre London in July 2016. \[[_BuzzFeed_](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/new-harry-potter-play-casts-black-hermione#.rvXzBqEwg "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4156583/harry-potter-hermione-granger-noma-dumezweni-theater/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4156583/harry-potter-hermione-granger-noma-dumezweni-theater/"},"headline":"Noma Dumezweni to Play Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child","datePublished":"2015-12-21T04:37:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:32:13.837Z","description":"She joins Jamie Parker as Harry Potter and Paul Thornley as Ron Weasley","url":"https://time.com/4156583/harry-potter-hermione-granger-noma-dumezweni-theater/","keywords":["Harry Potter","J.K. 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