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'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' - The play depicts the life of Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his youngest son, Albus Severus Potter, who is about to start attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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19 years later... - The stage play takes place 19 years after 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'.

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Premiere - July 30, 2016 saw the two-part screenplay premiere at the Palace Theatre in London. A day later the first edition of the script was published.

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2019 - The Australian premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' will be running exclusively in Melbourne from January 16, 2019, all the way through to November.

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Australian premiere cast - The roles of the main trio will be played by New Zealand actor Gareth Reeves as Harry Potter, Paula Arundell as Hermione Granger, and Gyton Grantley as Ron Weasley.

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Paula Arundell - Aussie actress and singer Arundell has been active in the industry since the 1990s, participating in stage plays as well as TV dramas including 'Water Rats', 'Love My Way', and 'Home and Away'.

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Gyton Grantley - Australian actor Grantley is best known for his performance as Carl Williams on 'Underbelly', winning him a Silver Logie and an AFI Award.

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Involved - Since then he has been highly involved in many Australian productions throughout TV, film and theatre.

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Main cast - The main cast also consists of Lucy Goleby as Ginny Potter, Sean Rees-Wemyss as Albus Potter, Tom Wren as Draco Malfoy and William McKenna as Scorpius Malfoy.

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Tom Wren - Playing the role of Draco Malfoy, Wren has made his name in Aussie TV for his role in 'Winners and Losers', as well as lending his vocals as a voice actor in many productions.

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Full cast - In a variety of roles, incredible actors Iopu Auva’a, Damien Avery, Mike Bishop, Simon Chandler, Clare Chihambakwe, Louis Corbett, Gillian Cosgriff and Manali Datar will be participating on stage.

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Variety of roles - As well as performers Mark Dickinson, Lyndall Grant, George Henare, Soren Jensen, Hamish Johnston and Hannah Waterman.

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Performers - Amanda LaBonté, Kuda Mapeza, Kirsty Marillier, Cle Morgan, Madeleine Jones, Slone Sudiro, Connor Sweeney, James O’Connell and David Paterson will also be appearing in the screenplay.

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Child actors - John Shearman, Debra Lawrance, David Simes, Hayden Spencer and Jessica Vickers will be joining them, along with seven children who will be alternating two roles.

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Debra Lawrance - Veteran actor Lawrence has had major roles in 'Home and Away' and 'Blue Heelers'. And recently Josh Thomas' 'Please Like Me' in which she won a Silver Logie and an AACTA Award for her work.

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Madeleine Jones - Actress and singer Jones will be gracing the stage. She has most recently been a part of stage performances including 'Muriel's Wedding: The Musical' and 'On Hold'.

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Louis Corbett - From a young age Corbett has been acting, known for his roles in 'Charlotte's Web' and 'Macbeth'. He has also been in TV series 'Blue Heelers' and Romper Stomper'.

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Hannah Waterman - English actor Waterman will also be joining the 'Cursed Child' cast for the Aussie premiere, having previously played the lead in 'Abigail's Party' in the UK.

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Authors - The screenplay was written by Jack Thorne, and based on an original Harry Potter story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany.

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It's official - It is the eighth story of the Harry Potter series, and the first to be performed on stage officially.

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J.K. Rowling - Not only the author for the magical Harry Potter series, Rowling is also a philanthropist, film producer, television producer and screenwriter.

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Worldwide - Over more than 500 million copies of Harry Potter books have sold worldwide.

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Honour -

For her services to literature and philanthropy, Rowling was  appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour by the Duke of Cambridge in 2017.

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John Tiffany - Winning a Tony Award for directing 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child', English theatre director Tiffany also won a Tony Award for directing the musical 'Once'.

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Jack Thorne - The English screenwriter and playwright has won five BAFTA Awards for his work on five different TV series.

His play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' also won a Tony Award for the Best Play in 2018.

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Tony Awards - At the 2018 Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' took home six Tony Awards.

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Broadway - On April 22, 2018, the screenplay premiered on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre.

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Return - With a cast similar to the West End production, actors including Anthony Boyle, Sam Clemmett, Noma Dumezweni, Poppy Miller, Jamie Parker, Alex Price, and Paul Thornley returned for the Broadway production.

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Comic Con - The original cast even attended New York Comic Con this year for a Broadway panel to talk all things Potter.

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