The
secret is out – the first-ever Harry Potter play will be a magical sequel.
Producers announced Friday that “Harry Potter and the
Cursed Child” will center on an adult Harry and his son Albus Severus. The
two-part stage saga begins where Rowling’s books ended – 19 years after the boy
wizard’s epic battle with evil Lord Voldemort.
A synopsis says Harry is now an overworked civil servant in the
Ministry of Magic, while his youngest son is struggling “with the weight
of a family legacy he never wanted.”
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The
play will run in two parts, intended to be seen either on the same day or on
consecutive days. It previews from June 7 and opens July 30 at London’s Palace
Theatre.
The first play about the bespectacled wizard is based on a new
story by Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.
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The
script is by Thorne, a stage and screen writer whose work includes vampire
story “Let the Right One In.” The director is Tiffany, who helmed the
critically lauded war play “Black Watch” and multiple Tony
Award-winning musical “Once.”
Details of the cast have not been announced.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday to buyers who registered online and
to the general public on Oct 30. Tickets for the whole two-part show range from
20 pounds ($31) to 130 pounds ($200).
Rowling’s
seven Harry Potter novels have sold more than 450 million copies around the
world and been made into eight successful films.
She has long insisted there will be no new Harry Potter novels,
but she has kept fans happy with spin-off works including the magical
encyclopedia “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” which is set
to be a film starring Eddie Redmayne.
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