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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
File:Harry Potter Cursed Child Play.jpg
Official poster of the 2016 West End production
Written byJack Thorne (script)
J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne & John Tiffany (story)
Characters
Original languageEnglish
SeriesHarry Potter
SubjectHarry Potter and his son Albus Severus Potter
Genre
SettingWizarding world
Official site

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a two-part West End stage play written by Jack Thorne and based on an original new story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling, and John Tiffany.[1] Previews of the play began at the Palace Theatre, London on 7 June 2016,[2] and it officially premiered on 30 July 2016. As the first brand-new Wizarding World story in nearly a decade, the rehearsal script, which was not a novelization of the play,[3] was released on 18 November 2015 and became the official eighth Harry Potter story, specifically involving the timeline of an older Harry James Potter and his struggles in British magical society. The play takes place mainly in the year 2020, but begins in 2017.[4] The story begins nineteen years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and follows Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his younger son Albus Severus Potter as a dark chain of events unfolds.

The play's starting point is identical with the epilogue of Deathly Hallows – i.e., the grown Harry Potter bringing his son Albus to the Hogwarts Express, en route to his first year school year. In both the book's epilogue and the play's opening act, Albus expresses his apprehension that the Sorting Hat would place him in the Slytherin House. The play goes on to show that this would indeed come to pass: Albus would be placed in Slytherin – and it would turn out to be the right choice.

Premise

The play's official synopsis was released by the publisher (Pottermore) on 23 October 2015:[5]

It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.

Plot

Part 1

Act I

Nineteen years after Voldemort's defeat, Harry Potter is the Head of Magical Law Enforcement and has three children with Ginny Weasley: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna. Hermione Granger, now the Minister for Magic, has married Ron Weasley – who manages Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes – and has two children: Rose and Hugo, who go by the double-barrelled surname Granger-Weasley.

At King's Cross Station, Albus and Rose board the Hogwarts Express to start their first year at Hogwarts. To Rose's disapproval, Albus immediately befriends Scorpius Malfoy, the only son of Harry's former rival Draco. Upon arriving at Hogwarts, both boys are sorted into Slytherin – an unsurprising choice for Draco Malfoy's son, but a great sensation where a son of Harry Potter is concerned. Rose is predictably sorted into Gryffindor.

Over the next three years, Albus finds his father's reputation to be a burden – especially since Albus is not very good at magic, finding it difficult to perform even routine spells such as making his broom levitate, and the comparison with his father's achievements is not flattering. This puts increasing strains on their relationship, Albus becoming annoyed with hearing glowing stories of his father's years at Hogwarts – since Albus is far from happy there. In many ways, Albus' first years at Hogwarts are the precise opposite of his father's: Harry was in Gryffindor, Albus in Slytherin; Harry and Draco Malfoy were staunch enemies, Draco's son Scorpius is Albus' best (and only) friend; Harry excelled at Quiddich, Albus hates the game. Adding to Albus' misery is jealousy of his elder brother James, who is in Gryffindor and does well in the school.

Scorpius has his own troubles, grieving the death of his mother Astoria and denying the persistent rumors that he is secretly Voldemort's son, fathered through the use of a Time-Turner. Rose, meanwhile, becomes a highly popular student and Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, further straining her relationship with Albus to the point where they no longer spend time together. Scorpius is secretly in love with her, but this seems completely hopeless.

The following summer, the Ministry of Magic confiscates an illegal Time-Turner from Theodore Nott, a former Death Eater. Harry and Hermione discuss recent activity among Voldemort's former allies only to be interrupted by Cedric Diggory's ailing father Amos, who demands that Harry use the Time-Turner to save his son. Harry refuses due to the dangers of interfering with the past. Albus befriends Amos's niece and caretaker Delphi as they eavesdrop on the conversation.

Harry later offers his old baby blanket, the only thing he had from his mother, Lily, to Albus as a gift; Albus rejects the gift, leading to an argument in which a bottle of love potion is accidentally spilled on the blanket and both father and son express the wish that they were not related.

While on route to Hogwarts for their fourth year, Rose attempts to repair her relationship with Albus by confirming the Time-Turner's existence. Albus talks Scorpius into obtaining the Time-Turner in order to remedy Harry's mistake. The two climb onto the roof and jump off the train before making their way to see Delphi. Before they jump off, the Trolley Witch tunrs into a monster and attacks them.

Meanwhile, Harry experiences horrifying nightmares and pain in his scar. He and Hermione hold a public meeting concerning the risk of Death Eaters and Voldemort, but the community is not convinced there is a threat. Harry, Ginny, and Draco learn that Albus and Scorpius are missing; Ginny concludes Albus ran away after his argument with Harry, and Draco is upset that Scorpius has been pulled into their family issues.

Unbeknownst to all, Delphi provides Scorpius and Albus with Polyjuice Potion; disguised as Harry (Scorpius), Ron (Albus), and Hermione (Delphi), the trio infiltrate the Ministry and successfully steal the Time-Turner from Hermione's office.

Act II

Albus decides that the best way to save Cedric is to stop him from winning the Triwizard Tournament, an event recounted in the fourth Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The boys decide Delphi should stay behind as she is too old to successfully pass as a Hogwarts student. Albus and Scorpius, disguised as Durmstrang students, travel back to the first task in the Tournament and disarm Cedric, causing him to fail at the task of retrieving a golden egg from a dragon's hoard. The Time-Turner is subsequently revealed to enable them to spend only five minutes in the past; they are unable to control their return to the present and Albus is injured.

Meanwhile, the adults search for the missing children. Harry's dream reveals Albus's location in the Forbidden Forest. As he searches, the centaur Bane warns that a "dark cloud" haunts Albus. Harry, Ron, and Ginny find the boys just after they return from the past. Albus is brought to the school's hospital wing, where Harry converses with a portrait of Albus Dumbledore; it advises him to see Albus as he is. Harry demands that Albus break off his association with Scorpius, going so far as to bully Headmistress Minerva McGonagall into using the Marauder's Map to keep them apart. Furthermore, Albus discovers that reality has changed: he is now a Gryffindor; Ron is married to Padma Patil and they have a son, Panju, while Rose does not exist; an embittered Hermione is the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. It is revealed that Albus and Scorpius inadvertently made the younger Hermione suspicious of Durmstrang; she attended the Yule Ball as Ron's friend rather than Viktor Krum's date, and Ron never experienced the jealousy that turned out to be foundational to their romance.

Albus avoids Scorpius, but Delphi appears at Hogwarts and persuades Scorpius to reconcile with Albus, which he successfully does by upbraiding him for being a poor friend. Albus also persuades Scorpius that they should make a second try at saving Cedric, a matter that particularly concerns Scorpius because of his love for Rose. They travel to the second task, for which Cedric had to swim deep into the lake to rescue a hostage. Again working to make him fail, they use a charm to force Cedric to float up and out of the water—a total humiliation—as they had discussed with Delphi.

In the present, Draco and Harry argue about their sons, resulting in a premature wizards' duel. Draco surprisingly finds common cause with Ginny as they explain to Harry how important Harry's Hogwarts friendships were to his identity, with Draco going so far as to admit he was envious of Harry's friends, since Draco was stuck with the brutish Crabbe and Goyle, and Harry realises he is dangerously isolating Albus. They return to Hogwarts, where Harry apologises to Professor McGonagall and they attempt to locate the boys, ultimately discovering that they are in possession of the Time-Turner.

Meanwhile, Scorpius returns to the present only to find himself in a timeline where Voldemort reigns supreme over the wizarding world. Dolores Umbridge is Headmistress of Hogwarts, which is now a school of dark magic, while Harry and his allies are dead, having been defeated at the Battle of Hogwarts.

Act III

To his horror, Scorpius learns that Cedric's humiliation at the Triwizard Tournament led to him joining the Death Eaters and killing Neville Longbottom. With Neville dead, Nagini survived the Battle of Hogwarts, leading to Voldemort's triumph and the deaths of Harry and his allies. Despite the fact that he is a highly respected and highly feared student who makes others do his bidding, Scorpius sets out to see if he can restore the timeline.

He gains the confidence of Professor Snape, who is still alive and teaching, albeit a clandestine member of Dumbledore's Army. Snape takes him to the resistance's secret headquarters, where Ron and Hermione, who are both wanted fugitives, are living. Scorpius convinces them of the truth of his origins and they agree to help him, even if it means Snape must die again. Scorpius is advised that going back in time once more and blocking his other self's attempts to intervene with Cedric Diggory by using a Shield Charm will solve things. He does so, but not until after Snape, Ron, and Hermione are attacked by dementors that perform the Dementor's Kiss on them. Despite not being married in this alternate reality, Hermione and Ron declare their love for each other and reach out to hold hands as their souls are sucked out of them. Snape asks Scorpius to tell Albus that he is proud he is named after him, before having his soul sucked out by the dementors as well.

When Scorpius gets back to the present, Albus reappears. Negating their humiliation of Cedric in the second task seems to have set things right, although the boys appear to have lost the Time-Turner. They confess what they have done to Professor McGonagall, who reminds them that their world has been created and sustained by many people who lost their lives, including those beloved to them all; and that Albus's and Scorpius's noble intentions notwithstanding, the alternate world that they inadvertently created would be the last thing they would want. Harry visits Albus in his dormitory. While Harry is barely able to contain his anger, he eventually calms down and the seeds for a true reconciliation are sown.

Scorpius then secretly tells Albus that he lied to the adults about losing the Time-Turner, that he had it all along, because he did not trust the adults to not secretly keep it. The boys resolve to destroy it once and for all. They decide to do so in the Owlery so as not to be conspicuous; Albus has invited Delphi to join them because he has a crush on her. Delphi then inadvertently exposes her tattoo of an Augurey, a sinister creature that Scorpius remembers hearing about in the second alternative reality. Having gotten the Time-Turner into her hands, she then reveals she has had a secret plan all along: she takes the boys hostage by magically handcuffing them together, destroying their wands and killing a prefect who was looking for them. Delphi then forces them to travel back in time to the third task in the Triwizard Tournament, which involved a maze of physical obstacles and dark creatures.

In the maze, Albus and Scorpius decide to stall Delphi, since they only have five minutes before the Time-Turner will return them to the present. Before their time in the past elapses, they inadvertently stumble upon Cedric Diggory himself, who believes the trio are another obstacle. He helps free Albus and Scorpius and momentarily disables Delphi, but she then regains control of the situation, uses the Time-Turner to travel once more before destroying it, and abandons Albus and Scorpius in the past.

Act IV

Back in the present, Harry and his friends come to know that Albus and Scorpius had been last seen with Delphi, and interrogate Amos Diggory about it, only to learn that he had been Confunded by Delphi into believing she was his niece and caretaker, as neither he nor his wife had any siblings. Searching the room for clues, they stumble upon a prophecy that, if fulfilled, would enable the return of Voldemort, and realise Delphi's true identity as Voldemort's secret daughter. However, because they do not know where in time Delphi, Albus, and Scorpius are, they can only bide their time and wait.

Delphi, Albus, and Scorpius are all revealed to have travelled back into 1981. Using a train station timetable, Albus and Scorpius learn that the date is 30 October 1981 – one day before All Hallows' Eve of 1981, the night that Voldemort killed Harry's parents.Assuming that Delphi plans to kill the baby Harry herself so as to prevent Voldemort's Killing Curse from rebounding on him as had happened, they travel to Godric's Hollow, where they spot the infant Harry and his parents. Thinking of a way to communicate with the future, Albus recalls the blanket that his father had given him. When he flung it across the room during their argument, it broke the bottle of love potion, which then spilled onto the blanket. Scorpius and Albus reason out that if they write an invisible message on the blanket using Tincture of Demiguise, the writing will become visible due to a magical reaction of the tincture with the pearl dust in the love potion. Then, Harry will notice the writing, as he has previously said he spends each October 31 hugging the blanket, as the last remnant of his parents. The boys steal some Tincture of Demiguise from the house of Bathilda Bagshot, the author of A History of Magic, and manage to write a message on the blanket. Harry and Ginny decipher the message, which gives the boys' location in space and time, and alert Ron and Hermione. Draco, who joins in, secretly reveals to them that his family has a Time-Turner that is more potent and valuable than the one seized by the Ministry, which was merely a prototype and thus not as desirable to a true Death Eater.

They travel back in time to rescue Albus and Scorpius. However, under Ginny's prodding they realise that Delphi chose this very moment, not to kill baby Harry, but rather to forestall Voldemort and prevent him from attacking the Potters in the first place. This would ensure Voldemort's reign of terror would continue. Hiding inside a church near the Potter's cottage, they agree to transfigure Harry into Voldemort himself; when his scar began hurting again, he also started understanding Parseltongue again and, as the only one who has been in Voldemort's mind, is best able to play him. Here, the reader learns that Delphi is Voldemort's daughter by Bellatrix Lestrange, born at Malfoy Manor in late 1997 or early 1998 while Voldemort sojourned there during the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, before the Battle of Hogwarts. She pleads with her "father" to recognise her, which Harry does before the Transfiguration spell comes undone. Delphi, seeing she has been tricked, engages in a fierce duel with Harry, and turns out to be extremely powerful – in fact, far stronger than her father. Harry alone is no match for her, but when he is joined by his friends and Albus, they manage to subdue her and she pleads that she only wants to know her father. A surprised Harry explains that this is not possible; they cannot change the past. Upon hearing the real Voldemort arrive to kill Harry's parents, Delphi tries calling out to him, but Hermione and Draco silence her and send her back to the present day. Though knowing her to be a dangerous enemy who must be sent off to prison, Harry does have some fellow-feeling for Delphi – like himself, an orphan who never knew her parents and who grew up hearing tales of them.

Not being able to change the past means that Harry must watch Voldemort kill his parents and not interfere. He resolves to watch the scene of his parents' murder once more, with Albus by his side, to provide a sense of closure for them. After the murders have been committed by Voldemort, they return to the present. In the past, a devastated Hagrid arrives at the scene to bring baby Harry to the Dursleys, leading to the events of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Back at Hogwarts, Scorpius has plucked up the courage to ask Rose out on a date. While she turns him down, he is convinced that his initiative will lay the foundation for their friendship, which finally begins after an encounter in the hallways; indeed, Scorpius is interested enough in Rose to envision eventually being married to her. On a hike, Harry reveals that he has brought Albus to Cedric Diggory's grave, so he can apologize for his role in his death.

Background

In December 2013, it was revealed that a stage play based on Harry Potter had been in development for around a year,[6] with the view to bringing it to the stage sometime in 2016.[7] At the time of the announcement, Rowling revealed that the play would "explore the previously untold story of Harry's early years as an orphan and outcast".[8] The following May, Rowling began establishing the creative team for the project.[9]

On 26 June 2015, the project was officially confirmed under the title of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,[10] and it was revealed it would receive its world premiere in mid-2016 at London's Palace Theatre.[11] The announcement marked the eighteenth anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,[12] published on 26 June 1997.[13]

On announcing plans for the project, Rowling stated that the play would not be a prequel.[14] In response to queries regarding the choice of a play rather than a new novel, Rowling has stated that she "is confident that when audiences see the play they will agree that it is the only proper medium for the story".[15] Rowling has also assured audiences that the play will contain an entirely new story and will not be a rehashing of previously explored content.[16] On 24 September 2015, Rowling announced that the play had been split into two parts.[17] The parts are designed to be viewed on the same day or consecutively over two evenings.[18][19]

On 23 October, it was confirmed the plays were set nineteen years after the conclusion of the final novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,[20] and would open at London's Palace Theatre in July 2016.[21] The plays principally follow Harry, now Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and his younger son Albus Severus Potter.[22] As of 22 July, little more had been revealed about the plot even by those who had attended the previews since 7 June.[23]

Production

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a two-part play, was written by British playwright Jack Thorne based on an original story by Thorne, John Tiffany and Rowling. Some websites were listing all three as authors of the script[24] but by 26 July 2016, the official web site for the play [25] and many others (including the BBC)[26] were listing Thorne as the sole script writer.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is directed by John Tiffany[27][28] with choreography by Steven Hoggett,[29] set design by Christine Jones,[30] costume design by Katrina Lindsay,[31] lighting design by Neil Austin,[32] music by Imogen Heap,[33] and sound design by Gareth Fry.[34] In addition, special effects were created by Jeremy Chernick,[35] with illusions by Jamie Harrison, and musical supervision by Martin Lowe.[36]

Previews at the West End Palace Theatre, London began on 7 June 2016,[2] with the official opening night for both parts on 30 July,[37] and originally booking until 18 September 2016.[38] Tickets went on sale to pre-registered priority bookers on 28 October 2015, with a public sale scheduled to commence on 30 October.[39] In just under 8 hours of priority booking 175,000 tickets were sold for the world premiere production,[40] with the play's booking period extended to January 2017.[41] On commencement of the public sale booking was extended until 30 April 2017,[42] with a further extension issued the same day to 27 May 2017.[43] At opening tickets were priced from £30 up to £130 for a ticket for both parts,[44] although ticket resale agencies were selling seats for up to £3,000.[40] Ticket resale has been banned by the producers, with tickets no longer valid if sold on.[45] In mid-July 2016, the theatre began holding a ticket lottery at 1pm each Friday, releasing 40 for sale on their website for 'some of the best seats' in the theatre for the lowest price, advertised at £20 per part. For example, the "Friday Forty" tickets sold on 29 July 2016 were for performances on 3, 5, 6 and 7 August.[46]

The plays are recommended for ages 12 and up.[47] On 20 December 2015, initial casting was announced with Jamie Parker playing Harry Potter, Noma Dumezweni playing Hermione Granger and Paul Thornley playing Ron Weasley.[48][49][50] The casting of the dark-skinned Noma Dumezweni as Hermione sparked fervent discussion, to which Rowling responded that Hermione's skin was never specified as white.[51][52] Further notable casting includes Poppy Miller as Ginny Potter and Sam Clemmett as Albus Severus Potter.[53] The production features an overall cast of 42.[54][55]

New York Post reported on 22 July 2016 that Broadway insiders say that negotiations are underway for the plays to appear at New York's Shubert Theatre, possibly in 2017, perhaps with a run in Toronto first.[56]

Original cast and principal roles

Script publication

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Special Rehearsal Edition cover
AuthorJack Thorne (script)
J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne (story)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHarry Potter
Release number
8th in series
GenreFantasy, Drama
Published31 July 2016 (Special Rehearsal Edition)
Publisher
Publication date
31 July 2016
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages320 (Special Rehearsal Edition)
ISBN978-1338099133 (US); 978-0751565355 (UK)
Preceded byHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 

Both parts of the stage play's script have been released in print and digital formats as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II.[57][58]

The first edition, entitled "Special Rehearsal Edition", corresponded to the script used in the preview shows and was scheduled to be published on 31 July 2016,[59] the date of Harry's birthday in the series and Rowling's birthday, as well.[60] Since revisions to the script continued after the book was printed, an edited version will be released in 2017 as the "Definitive Collector's Edition".[61] According to CNN, this was the most preordered book of 2016.[62]

Sales

In the US and Canada, the book sold over 2 million copies in its first two days of release.[63] 847,885 copies were sold during the book's first week of release in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Initial reviews of the original production were highly positive; for instance, the BBC's article was entitled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child gets five star reviews.[64] Publications awarding five star ratings included The Independent, The Evening Standard, The Stage and WhatsOnStage.com.[65][66][67][68] The Telegraph also gave five, although "there are some quibbles," while The Guardian's Michael Billington (with guidance from his grandson) awarded four stars.[69][70]

Anthony Boyle's performance as Scorpius Malfoy garnered particular acclaim. WhatsOnStage wrote that "Boyle gives a career-making performance," while the Wall Street Journal described him as "the break-out performance."[68][71] Variety's critic, Matt Trueman, agreed, writing, "it's Boyle who really stands out" and both Trueman and Henry Hitchings, in the Evening Standard, noted that his performance was sure to be a fan favourite.[66][72]

According to the product descriptions of a number of booksellers, the book of the script has been nominated for the Holden-Crowther Book Award 2016.[73][74][75]

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  1. ^ Rowling, J.K, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne. 2016 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. United Kingtom: Little Brown and Company ISBN 978-1338099133
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