{"product_id":"harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-parts-one-two-special-rehearsal-edition-script-isbn-9781338099133","title":"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One \u0026 Two (Special Rehearsal Edition Script)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, a new play by Jack Thorne, \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Cursed Child\u003c\/i\u003e is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London's West End on July 30, 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This Special Rehearsal Edition will be available to purchase until early 2017, after which a Definitive Edition of the script will go on sale.\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts I and II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* “Series fans can breathe easy knowing this play has been respectfully and lovingly wrought. Tensions thrum, spells fly… but at center stage, as always in the Potterverse, is the overriding importance of love and friendship, especially in the face of danger.” -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003eJ.K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter novels, which have sold over 450 million copies and have been translated into 79 languages, and three companion books originally published for charity. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Casual Vacancy\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel for adults published in 2012, and, under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith, is the author of the Cormoran Strike crime series. J.K. Rowling is making her screenwriting debut and is a producer on the film \u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u003c\/i\u003e, a further extension of the Wizarding World, due for release in November 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jack Thorne writes for theatre, film, television and radio. His theatre credits include \u003ci\u003eHope\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet The Right One In\u003c\/i\u003e, both directed by John Tiffany, \u003ci\u003eThe Solid Life of Sugarwater\u003c\/i\u003e for the Graeae Theatre Company, \u003ci\u003eBunny\u003c\/i\u003e for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, \u003ci\u003eStacy\u003c\/i\u003e for the Trafalgar Studios,\u003ci\u003e 2nd May 1997\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen You Cure Me\u003c\/i\u003e for the Bush. His adaptations include \u003ci\u003eThe Physicists\u003c\/i\u003e for the Donmar Warehouse and \u003ci\u003eStuart: A Life Backwards\u003c\/i\u003e for Hightide. On film his credits include \u003ci\u003eWar Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Long Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Scouting Book for Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. For television his credits include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Panthers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDon’t Take My Baby\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e This Is England\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fades\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCast-Offs\u003c\/i\u003e and the upcoming \u003ci\u003eNational Treasure\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012 he won BAFTAs for best series (\u003ci\u003eThe Fades\u003c\/i\u003e) and best serial (\u003ci\u003eThis Is England 88\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e John Tiffany directed \u003ci\u003eOnce\u003c\/i\u003e for which he was the recipient of multiple awards both in the West End and on Broadway. As Associate Director of the Royal Court, his work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Twits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHope\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pass\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the director of \u003ci\u003eLet The Right One In\u003c\/i\u003e for the National Theatre of Scotland, which transferred to the Royal Court, West End and St. Ann’s Warehouse. His other work for the National Theatre of Scotland includes \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e (also Broadway), \u003ci\u003eEnquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Missing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Bernarda Alba\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTransform Caithness: Hunter, Be Near Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNobody Will Ever Forgive Us\u003c\/i\u003e, The \u003ci\u003eBacchae\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won the Olivier and Critics’ Circle Best Director Awards, \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Gordon Quinn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHome: Glasgow\u003c\/i\u003e. 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