Entertainment Tonight: Harry Potter: the book 8 will be a play

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Harry Potter: the book 8 will be a play – Numerama

After Star Wars, Harry Potter is back in action with the announcement of the Harry Potter room and Child Cursed by JK Rowling, planned for summer 2016.

Harry Potter grew up. He turns 36 next summer, in the play of JK Rowling and Jack Thorne, whose action is thus located 19 years after the last volume of the saga.

According to the official summary, “ it has always been difficult to be Harry Potter and it’s not much easier since he became an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, husband and father of three children. As Harry struggles with a past that refuses to stay in his place, his youngest son Albus facing a heavy family heritage he never wanted. When the past and the present mingle dangerously, father and son learn a disturbing truth: sometimes, the darkness comes from the most unexpected places “

Entitled Harry Potter. Cursed and Child , the room should be represented by both parties to the West End Theatre, London Broadway, directed by John Tiffany. Both parties can be seen in the same day or separately, a cut that will not surprise fans accustomed to wait years between each volume. The cast will be gradually revealed, however, which still promises beautiful hours at active community of Potterheads .

For those who missed the epilogue of Relics Death : it leaves Hogwarts Harry married Ginny Weasley, whom he had three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna. We remember the last words of Harry: “ Albus Severus. Your two names have been given to you in memory of two directors of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I have ever met. “

The tone should change this” eighth tome. ” Indeed, the producer Sonia Friedman told the Daily Mail “ it should be noted at this point that we do not intend to mount a high-tech show. We hope to offer really magic. – But in our own way “A special effects and an illusionist working on the project

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According to JK Rowling, “ It is very exciting to explore Harry’s world in a whole new way thanks to the theater, more alive [...] I am confident that when the public will see Harry Potter and Child Cursed, they will understand why I chose to tell the story in this way “

Twitter reactions are more. mixed, particularly from the French fans who feel forgotten. But if the community expresses #CursedChild frustrations, it is mostly the excitement that dominates the announcement of this piece, the first bookings will close in two days.