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On Thursday 4 August, 250,000 more Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets go on sale, as demand increases for the sold out show.

The new tickets, the equivalent of 300 extra tickets for each show, are available for dates throughout the production's previously sold-out run from 11am.

Tickets can be bought directly from Niamax Theatre or ATG website, official ticketing partners for the play. Alternatively, visit the play's official website for more ticketing details or read our handy guide.

The surprise move follows positive reviews and a huge surge in demand to see the two-part play.

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Hundreds of fans have been clamouring for tickets see the production at London's Palace Theatre, which opened for special previews in June.

A number of secondary ticketing sites like StubHub , viagogo and GetMeIn are selling tickets for double, and even triple, the face value.

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The play, written by Jack Thorne and directed by John Tiffany, is set 19 years after the seventh and final book in the series by JK Rowling and has been hailed a triumph by fans who have been lucky enough to see it .