History Theatre / HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild

'''''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child''''' is a West End play set to debut in 2016, with a script by Jack Thorne (based on a story by Thorne, Creator/JKRowling and John Tiffany) and directed by Tiffany, with a musical score by Music/ImogenHeap. Notably, Rowling considers this play to be {{Canon}} and the official eighth Harry-focused installment in the Franchise/HarryPotter franchise.

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'''''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child''''' is a West End play set to debut in 2016, with a script by Jack Thorne (based on a story by Thorne, Creator/JKRowling and John Tiffany) and directed by Tiffany. Notably, Rowling considers this play to be {{Canon}} and the official eighth Harry-focused installment in the Franchise/HarryPotter franchise.

-->''Sometimes darkness comes from unexpected places.''

* TheMaidenNameDebate: Ron and Hermione's daughter Rose (and presumably their son Hugo) uses the hyphenated last name of Granger-Weasley.

* DividedForPublication: Downplayed. The play is in two parts, but they will be produced at the same time, and on some nights will be performed back to back.

* ImmediateSequel: Part I starts soon after the epilogue of ''Deathly Hallows''.

* RaceLift: Hermione is played by Noma Dumezweni. Rowling immediately showed her support for the casting, and pointed out that Hermione's skin color is never specified in the books; the only important thing is that she has brown eyes and curly hair. As a theatre production, the convention of ColorblindCasting has long been common in various plays and opera.

* ExactWords: Following the seventh book, Rowling said there would be no more books starring Harry. Instead, we got a play.

* RealityEnsues: Sure, Harry may be the most famous wizard in Great Britain, if not the world, but that doesn't mean he's treated with respect and dignity by his superiors at the Ministry.

* RaceLift: Hermione is played by Noma Dumezweni. Rowling immediately showed her support for the casting, and pointed out that Hermione's skin color is never specified in the books; the only important thing is that she has brown eyes and curly hair.

Set after [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows the seventh book]]'s WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, Harry is now a middle-aged Ministry of Magic employee struggling to deal with his past, while Albus Severus, the second of his three children, tries to live up to his family name.

Set after [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows the seventh book]]'s WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, Harry is now a middle-aged Ministry of Magic employee struggling to deal with his past, while Albus Severus, the youngest of his three children, tries to live up to his family name.

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The only thing we [[WordOfGod know for sure]] about the story is that it's "not a {{Prequel}}" and will be released in two parts simultaneously.

* ExactWords: Following the seventh book, Rowling said there would be no more books starring Harry. Instead, we got a play.

The only thing we [[WordOfGod know for sure]] about the story is that it's "not a {{Prequel}}".

* ExactWords: Following the seventh book, Rowling said there would be no more books starring Harry. Instead, we got a play.
* Music/ImogenHeap: She will apparently be providing music for the show, though whether it's ambient or lyrical is yet to be seen.
* SequelGap: The play will debut nine years after the publication of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''.

!!This page may contain unmarked spoilers for ''[[Literature/HarryPotter the book series.]]''