'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' wins for theatre at South Bank Sky Arts Awards
 

The London production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won the Theatre Award at this year's South Bank Sky Arts Awards.

Producer Sonia Friedman, director John Tiffany, and playwright Jack Thorne were at Sunday's event to receive the accolade. Photos of the three with the award at The Savoy Hotel in London can be found below.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CursedChild?src=hash">#CursedChild</a> has won the <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyArts">@SkyArts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SouthbankAward?src=hash">#SouthbankAward</a> for Theatre! <a href="https://t.co/r6GWXfUqKK">pic.twitter.com/r6GWXfUqKK</a></p>&mdash; Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) <a href="https://twitter.com/HPPlayLDN/status/884133894030753793">July 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Also, the most recent celebrities spotted attending the London two-part productions last week were Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt (in the pink on the far left), and Star Wars and Star Trek director J.J. Abrams (in the middle with the black sweater), seen here:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/HelenHunt">@HelenHunt</a> and J.J. Abrams met the cast of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CursedChild?src=hash">#CursedChild</a> this weekend. <a href="https://t.co/e3qtQ9vjGm">pic.twitter.com/e3qtQ9vjGm</a></p>&mdash; Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) <a href="https://twitter.com/HPPlayLDN/status/879747280441671684">June 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Many congratulations to everyone involved in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which will open at the Lyric Theatre in New York City starting next April, in addition to the hit West End run.