--- description: Harry Potter fans who haven't yet scooped up tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will soon get another chance title: 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Is Releasing 250,000 More Tickets image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd957fc4db1a4f71b/6988a04c8e060133de466f8b/gettyimages-5386141101.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 # _Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_ Is Releasing 250,000 More Tickets by [Rosalie Chan](/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 29, 2016 1:39 PM CUT  A general view of The Palace Theatre as previews start today for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" on June 7 in London. A general view of The Palace Theatre as previews start today for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" on June 7 in London.Ben A. Pruchnie—Getty Images by [Rosalie Chan](/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 29, 2016 1:39 PM CUT [Harry Potter](http://time.com/4413044/harry-potter-birthday-cursed-child/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") fans who haven’t yet scooped up tickets for [_Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_](http://time.com/4422192/harry-potter-cursed-child-play-review/?iid=sr-link8 "undefined")will soon get another chance: 250,000 more tickets will be released next Thursday. Performances of the London play are currently sold out through May 2017, although a few tickets are available through a weekly lottery, and late-release tickets sometimes go on sale. The new tickets coming out next week will be for performances from next spring to mid-December 2017, [the New York _Times_ reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/arts/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-tickets.html?%5Fr=0 "undefined"). [_Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_](http://time.com/4422045/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-cast/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") takes place 19 years after the last book, _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows._ The two-part play, which can be watched in a day or over the course of two days, is based on a story by [J.K. Rowling](http://time.com/4110623/j-k-rowlings-biggest-harry-potter-revelations/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined"), Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, and the play is written by Thorne. The story focuses on [Harry Potter](http://time.com/4413658/donald-trump-harry-potter-study/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined")‘s second son, Albus Severus Potter, who struggles with his family legacy. The production began previews in June, and it officially opened this week. The [play’s script](http://time.com/4215336/jk-rowling-harry-potter-cursed-child-book/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") will be published this weekend on Harry Potter’s birthday, July 31\. Here are [six things you can only learn from seeing _Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_.](http://time.com/4424605/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-play/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") \[[_New York Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/arts/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-tickets.html?%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4430405/harry-potter-cursed-child-more-tickets-release/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4430405/harry-potter-cursed-child-more-tickets-release/"},"headline":"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Is Releasing 250,000 More Tickets","datePublished":"2016-07-29T13:39:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:54.901Z","description":"Accio tickets!","url":"https://time.com/4430405/harry-potter-cursed-child-more-tickets-release/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Books","Theater"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd957fc4db1a4f71b/6988a04c8e060133de466f8b/gettyimages-5386141101.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rosalie Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rosalie-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd957fc4db1a4f71b/6988a04c8e060133de466f8b/gettyimages-5386141101.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Previews Start For \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\"","caption":"Previews Start For \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\"","creditText":"Ben A. 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