Gardner stated that the "smashing storytelling and layered but accessible emotional life that always fueled Harry's saga" has remained.
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John Tiffany: Original Story and Directorįor full information on the cast of all productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, see here.Jack Thorne: Original Story and Playwright.The original cast performed for the final time on. On 30 March 2017, Pottermore announced that the cast would be changing on 24 May of that year. The original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a play performance based on the script. On, Pottermore announced that the play would be opening on Broadway on 22 April 2018 at the Lyric Theatre. On 10 February 2016, it was announced that the script would be published in book form on 31 July 2016. On 23 October 2015, it was revealed that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child would be the official sequel to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the eighth Harry Potter story of the series. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.
As such, she considers the story of the play to be part of the official Harry Potter canon. Rowling had insisted that the story of the play was not a prequel to the story of Harry Potter, and eventually revealed that the Cursed Child would follow Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne.ĭespite much assumption to the contrary, J. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is an original Harry Potter franchise play, authored by J. 2018 Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play.2018 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play.2018 Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play.