Image: Tudor Hall’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child poster
Tudor Hall School, near Banbury, is one of the first schools in the UK to secure the rights to perform the secondary schools’ edition of the hit West End play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Selected to mark the all-girls’ school’s 175th anniversary in the 2025-26 academic year, the ambitious production reflects Tudor Hall’s enduring commitment to artistic excellence, during this significant milestone in the School’s history.
Emily Scates, Head of Drama at Tudor Hall, said: “Staging one of the most complex and influential works of contemporary theatre, the production highlights the exceptional skill, discipline, and creative vision of Tudor girls. Through sophisticated performances, innovative staging, and detailed technical design, the production exemplifies the role of the Arts within the school’s High Performance Learning approach.”
Tudor Hall is a High Performance Learning pathway school, working towards the prestigious World Class School accreditation, based on cognitive and neuroscience research, in 2026.
The School’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child production involves an 80-strong cast, including teachers, and features the portrayal of roles traditionally written as male. Many school departments are involved; from DT creating props such as wands and making jewellery as part of costume design, to science providing the on-stage experiments and Leiths Cookery pupils making the sweets used in the play.
As Emily Scates notes, “It celebrates a long-standing tradition of cultural and artistic achievement while reinforcing the school’s mission to cultivate intellectually curious, reflective, and articulate young women. TheTime-Turner at the heart of the narrative provides a compelling metaphor for reflection and continuity, making it an especially apt choice as we consider Tudor Hall’s heritage while encouraging our pupils to engage thoughtfully with the future.”
Local children have been invited to enjoy a Harry Potter experience day in February, including making sorting hats in the Ceramics studio, playing a Quidditch match, enjoying a Hogwarts-themed lunch, and watching a final dress rehearsal of the production.
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