Rowling’s novels, but she did such a remarkable job in those volumes conjuring a fictional universe that this play nimbly sustains itself simply by situating its canny story line in that world and remaining true to its characters and rules. The script is missing the fully imagined, immersive amplitude of Ms. Thorne and the director John Tiffany), the play picks up where the last novel, “ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (2007), left off, and it flashes forward to Albus’s later years at Hogwarts. Written by the playwright Jack Thorne (and based on an original story by Ms. This book version of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is the script of the hit play that just opened in London, and even though it lacks the play’s much-talked-about special effects, it turns out to be a compelling, stay-up-all-night read. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is about the journey Albus takes while growing up, and the roles he and his best friend, Scorpius (Draco Malfoy’s son), play when dark forces, perhaps in league with Voldemort, once again threaten the fate of the planet. More important, we get to see Harry as a father - and his teenage son Albus’s efforts to cope with the suffocating expectations that come with having a famous father. Now, in a play set 19 years later, we get to see how this legendary hero has settled into middle age as a civil servant in London, working at the Ministry of Magic. In the course of those books, we see a plucky schoolboy, torn by adolescent doubts and confusions, grow into an epic hero, kin to King Arthur, Luke Skywalker and Spider-Man. Rowling’s magical seven-volume Harry Potter series is the ultimate bildungsroman, tracing that young wizard’s coming of age, as he not only battles evil but also struggles to come to terms with the responsibilities, losses and burdens of adulthood. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the first bookstore release party in nearly eleven years.J. (Tickets for the midnight release party are separate from the convention!) If you are in the Orlando area, stop by Geek圜on for its midnight release party which will include wizard wrock, face painting, game and so much more. On their new website, simply enter your zip code and choose a bookstore like Books-A-Million and Barnes and Noble to spend your B-I-G night.Ĭheck your local library! Some libraries like the Naperville Public Library in Chicago will be closing their doors at a later hour as part of the local festivities planned. Want to find a party in your local area? Scholastic has you covered. have midnight release parties all ready for you to attend! How can we better celebrate this magical occasion? Book stores across the U.S. (Copies are also available for pre-order on Amazon.) (Spoiler-free early reviews are available from Hypable and fans live-tweeting the events)įor the rest of the wizarding population, we are eagerly awaiting for July 31st as the special rehearsal edition script will be published and hit bookstores. The play is currently running in the London West End as previews for some very lucky Potterheads who are able to attend. Harry and Ginny's son Albus Severus struggles with some of the darkness that comes from his parent's legacy. Set nineteen years after our last encounter left Harry and his friends, all-grown-up and sending their own children off to Hogwarts, The Boy Who Lived is now an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic. One of the biggest Harry Potter events of the summer is the official eighth story: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
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