Mirvish to close ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ after 13 month run in Toronto
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"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is set to disappear from Toronto.
TORONTO — “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is set to disappear from Toronto.
Mirvish Productions announced Sunday it plans to close the stage play based on J.K. Rowling’s characters that opened less than 10 months ago. The wizards take their final bows on July 2 at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre.
The end of “Harry Potter” comes as Canadian live theatre struggles for direction in the wake of extensive COVID-19 closures and a slow recovery. Producers hoped to cast a spell over audiences with a familiar franchise and theatrical spectacle that includes flying actors and impressive pyrotechnics.
But the stage production was a gamble from the start.
Toronto producer David Mirvish said when taking into account ticket sales trends, it became clear that high running costs would make it difficult to keep the show open.
“In other times, it probably would’ve gone longer,” he acknowledged.
“If we hadn’t had to deal with the pandemic, it would have been a different situation.”
Talks began in 2017 to bring “Harry Potter” to Toronto as a two-part play that could be watched over two evenings. At the time, it seemed like the sort of audacious stage show that would be a significant boon for tourism, with successful runs on Broadway, the West End and Melbourne already proven draws.
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