Harry Potter 2016

[lotiloti]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 4:49am

'Harry Potter & the Cursed Child' play opens at the Palace  theatre, London next summer.

Tickets on sale this autumn.

Updated On: 6/26/15 at 04:49 AM

[verdigris]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 7:30am

Very excited for this. According to Rowling, it is NOT a prequel. That is all she is saying at the time being. I will be very interested to hear cast details closer to the time.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 7:48am

Didn't I see that it's about his parents?  

[imeldasturn]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 8:33am

Yes, but then JKR said it's not a prequel

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 9:35am

Most importantly, co-written by Jack Thorne & directed by John Tiffany.

[willep]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 10:55am

Very conflicted on how to feel about this. I love Harry Potter and I love plays, obviously, but can the two successfully mix? I am definitely encouraged by the involvement of John Tiffany, I think he is a terrific director who could handle the material well. I would love if this turns out to be an amazing piece of theatre. I think it has potential. I think it is smart to have the main characters of the play be characters that we didn't see so much in the movies/books. Can you imagine a play where Harry was the central character and someone other than Radcliffe played the role? It would be weird. I also think it has potential to be a good story, the night they died could be the climax of the show, and I'm sure Jo has come up with a good plot leading up to it.

I also don't understand how they can say it is not a prequel when it clearly says it is about his parents leading up to the night they died.

[sorano916]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 11:02am

"Very conflicted on how to feel about this. I love Harry Potter and I love plays, obviously, but can the two successfully mix? I am definitely encouraged by the involvement of John Tiffany, I think he is a terrific director who could handle the material well. I would love if this turns out to be an amazing piece of theatre. I think it has potential. I think it is smart to have the main characters of the play be characters that we didn't see so much in the movies/books. Can you imagine a play where Harry was the central character and someone other than Radcliffe played the role? It would be weird. I also think it has potential to be a good story, the night they died could be the climax of the show, and I'm sure Jo has come up with a good plot leading up to it.

I also don't understand how they can say it is not a prequel when it clearly says it is about his parents leading up to the night they died."

 Well, that's how Darren Criss got on many people's radar - playing Harry Potter. Sure, it wasn't a serious production but I honestly didn't mind him as Harry. I didn't compared to Daniel because it was such a different take.

When he went into H2$, then I compared him. LOL.

[willep]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 11:09am

Ha, true. But I think the difference is that his show is meant to be silly and fun, whereas I feel like if I went to see a "serious" play about Harry I would have a harder time accepting other actors playing characters like the trio, Dumbledore, etc. maybe that is just me though. If done well, it could work, I'm sure. But I still think it is smart of them to focus on minor characters who are still important characters that we have an interest in hearing more about.

[verdigris]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 11:15am

If Dumbledore is in the play, I hope he is actually true to the book. I still get frustrated thinking about his characterisation in the films. I definitely agree with focusing on the minor or silenced characters. There is so much material in the Harry Potter universe, if it is handled right I think it could be fantastic. 

[skylight2]

Posted: 6/26/15 at 11:27am

Hadley Fraser as James Potter please

Updated On: 6/26/15 at 11:27 AM