Harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage.

J k rowling harry potter and the cursed child background. Rowling john tiffany and thorne. Rowling jack thorne and john tiffany harry potter and the cursed child is a new play by jack thorne directed by john tiffany. The production is one show presented in two parts. Rowling was obviously greatly affected by the star s death and has been opening up about how rehearsals for harry potter and the cursed child stage play proved to be a very emotional.

The play opened on broadway on 22 april 2018 at the lyric theatre with previews starting on 16 march 2018. Rowling s name and the iconic lightning bolt logo. But some background details. Harry potter and the cursed child follows harry as a middle aged employee at the ministry of magic and his son albus as they both struggle with the family s legacy and dark forces.

The new design celebrates harry potter and the cursed child s place as the eighth story in the canon by incorporating j k. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british two part play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. If you also just finished harry potter and the cursed child then you recognized that it had all the hallmarks of its harry potter predecessors adventure quippy one liners and of course. The playscript for harry potter and the cursed child was originally released as a special rehearsal edition alongside the opening of jack thorne s play in london s west end in summer 2016.

Based on an original story by j k. The new novel is actually a play and isn t even written by rowling. Rowling john tiffany and jack thorne the play opened to rapturous reviews from theatregoers and critics alike while the official playscript became an immediate global bestseller.

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