Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a new play by Jack Thorne will receive its world premiere in London’s West End at the Palace Theatre in the summer of 2016.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, written by Jack Thorne and directed by Olivier and Tony award winner John Tiffany, is one play presented in two parts which are intended to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening) or on two consecutive evenings.

《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子》讲述的是第7部《哈利波特与死亡圣器》19年后的故事。

第八个故事。
　　
19年后......
身为“大难不死的男孩‘，哈利·波特一直生活的很艰难。如今他是三个孩子的父亲、一个超负荷的魔法部职员、一个已婚男人，日子过得并不轻松，与小儿子阿不思的紧张的父子关系尤其令他头痛。
最近，魔法部收缴了一个新的时间转换器，怪事自此接连不断。先是阿不思和好友一起失踪，接着哈利的伤疤又痛了起来……哈利和他们的朋友再次一次陷入危机，他们勇敢的面对挑战，找寻那个隐藏于黑暗之中的真相。

本剧改编自J·K·罗琳以“罗伯特·加尔布雷斯”为笔名创作的侦探小说系列，改编自第二本《蚕》。