#1
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
#2
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.
#3
Posted: 6/26/15 at 7:48am
Didn't I see that it's about his parents?
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#5
Posted: 6/26/15 at 9:35am
Most importantly, co-written by Jack Thorne & directed by John Tiffany.
#6
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.
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.
#7
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.
#8
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.
#9
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.
#10
Posted: 6/26/15 at 11:27am
Hadley Fraser as James Potter please
Updated On: 6/26/15 at 11:27 AM
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