Harry potter and the cursed child questions and answers. Harry potter and the cursed child book talk youtube. Movie execs are in talks to resurrect harry potter, were told, but its going to take a little magic to get daniel radcliffe back in the mix. The plot was something i found interesting, i thought it could be something new, something similar to harry potter, but taking place year after year with a new adventure. Aug 01, 2016 harrys arc in the cursed child is his struggle to get past his abusive childhood and the ptsd he still suffers as a result of the terrible events that helped to define his adolescence.
Up until nine years later, when we were presented with a brand new novel in the series after all, harry potter and the cursed child. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. We need to talk about the trolley witch in harry potter and. As a disclaimer, i havent seen the actual cursed child play. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. Harry potter i dont know if ive mentioned this, but i am a huge fan of anything and everything that has to do with the harry potter series. Despite my feelings about the play, i was still curious as to what changes were made in the updated script almost a year after cursed childs official opening. The harry potter movies are based on the bestselling book series by j. Harry potter and the cursed child play harry potter. Harry potter and the cursed child 073116 dvd talk forum. How harry, ron and draco deal with fatherhood differently in. Its been a while since weve been to hogwartsand were amped. We need to talk about the trolley witch in harry potter. Despite my feelings about the play, i was still curious as to what changes were made in the updated script almost a year after cursed child s official opening.
Ok, weve got some opinions about harry potter and the. Harry is pointed at by critics as the one who had the worst transition from deathly hallows to cursed child, and his character in this book remains overall unlikable, and unrecognisable from what we know of harry as a person. The story takes place 19 years after the big hogwarts battle in harry potter and deathly hallows, the concluding book 7 of the core potter series. The producers of harry potter and the cursed child, london and the palace theatre are committed to the safety and peace of mind of all audiences, cast and company and theatre staff. Ok, weve got some opinions about harry potter and the cursed. He is the head of magical law enforcement at the ministry of magic. We need to talk about the ending to harry potter and the cursed child the boy who lived the identity of the villain in the eighth harry potter story is perhaps the most wtf plot twist j.
Harry potter and the cursed child, the eighth story in j. Lets talk about ginny in harry potter and the cursed child. Rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the harry potter and the cursed child article. We need to talk about the ending to harry potter and the. Harry potter and the cursed child made its theatrical debut in london on july 30, 2016, and has since spawned a global round of productions, the fourth engagement of which will be debuting.
But instead they decided to mess with the timeline and piggyback on the older books in order to create a plot. He is an actor and writer, known for harry potter and the goblet of fire 2005, doc martin 2004 and hollyoaks 1995. If you purchased through our website nimax or atg tickets a member of the relevant customer services team will be in touch to rebook you into future performances and to talk through all available return options. The script for harry potter and the cursed child, a twopart stage play that opened in london in june, has now been published as a standalone book. Harry potter and the cursed child explores the power of. Some are saying the script of a play based on a story by j. If youve spent any time on tumblr or twitter in the time since harry potter. Jk rowling chose to release the cursed child as a play, one tailor.
The story only exists because the right group of people came together with a brilliant idea about how to present harry potter on stage. The official opening will be on sunday, april 22, 2018. Harry potter and the cursed child opens on broadway in the spring of 2018 at the newly renovated lyric theatre in new york. Harry potter and the cursed child harry potter wiki fandom. Much like harry and albus, it took a couple of neardeath experiences and the disruption of the entire wizarding world timeline for draco to be able to truly see his son for what he was. At the end of harry potter and the deathly hollows, we learn that harry names his children james sirius, albus severus, and lily luna potter. Harry potter and the cursed child welcomed fans back to hogwarts last night with the launch of a new worldwide campaign in the heart of times square. Jeff rawle was born on july 20, 1951 in birmingham, england. Just finished speed reading the new harry potter book. Rowling, john tiffany, and jack thorne it was marketed as the eighth story of harry potter, taking place after harry potter and the deathly hallows j. Oct 25, 2015 harry potter and the cursed child is the official eighth book harry potter and the cursed child, a play in the works for londons west end, has been officially confirmed as a sequel. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two.
Harry potter and the cursed child is now playing at the palace theatre, london. I decided to tackle harry potter and the cursed child as my next book, for a couple of reasons the first reason is im hoping a slower more thoughtful read through of this story will give me a better perception of the cursed child. Rowling had insisted that the story of the play was not a prequel to the story of harry potter, and eventually revealed that the cursed child would follow harry potter and the deathly hallows. Rowling, will be released as the eighth book of the phenomenal series. Comparing the rehearsal and final editions of cursed child. It is the eighth harry potter book, but first play, and comes after the seven books in the harry potter series.
It is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official. He is married to ginny weasley and has three children, james, lily, and albus severus. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Rowling is as good as ever at setting a plot ticking, and the fact that cursed child is a play means most readers can knock it out in a couple. Black hermione and harry potter and the cursed child. Rowling had insisted that the story of the play was not a prequel to the story of harry potter, and eventually. The play will receive its world premiere in londons west end on july 30, 2016. However, it quickly transpired this was going to be no normal book release. Shes taken to social media numerous times an unconfirmed reports crop up suggesting warner bros are pursuing a new movie or. This book is the script of a production that just opened in london, and even though it lacks the plays muchtalkedabout special effects, it is a. Parents need to know that harry potter and the cursed child.
Rowling has squashed talk of a harry potter and the cursed child movie anytime it comes up. Cursed child begins with that famous scene from the epilogue of deathly hallows with harry, ron, hermione and indeed draco malfoy seeing their children onto. Parts one and two is the script of a play performed first in london in 2016. Rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany, harry potter and the cursed child is a new play by jack thorne. Harry wrongly tried to compare albuss experience to his own childhood and lost a sense of empathy when albus tried to explain that he wasnt popular at hogwarts and didnt live up to harrys legacy. Harry potter and the cursed child play lyric theatre. Harry potter and the cursed child broadway play takes over. The official script book of the original west end production was released on july 25, 2017. Harrys arc in the cursed child is his struggle to get past his abusive childhood and the ptsd he still suffers as a result of the terrible events that helped to define his adolescence. We need to talk about the trolley witch in harry potter and the cursed child. How cursed child puts parenting at the center of the. Harry potter and the cursed child summary gradesaver. To no ones surprise, tickets for cursed child are nearly impossible to get, but bustle. You cant expect me to wait 4 days and not read a book that has the name j.
Its a shame that a they couldnt make a full book adaptation or b release this. Harry potter and the cursed child, a play in the works for londons west end, has been officially confirmed as a sequel. Harry potter and the cursed childarchive 1 wikipedia. It was a play, and one that was having its script published into book format. Cursed child actually goes in the opposite direction. A lot of things happen in harry potter and the cursed child. Albus severus is the main character in harry potter and the cursed child.
Covid19 update harry potter and the cursed child london. Rowling wanted the plot of the play to remain a secret for as long as possible. Movie talk harry potter and the cursed child news, rumors, etc. Rowling, with the first movie being 2001s harry potter and the sorcerers stone. To the author, not only does the story represent the final adventure of the title character but it will remain a play.
Potter and his wife sending their children off to hogwarts, the boy who lived is now an an overworked employee of the ministry of magic, a. With each name, harry is trying to honor people close to him. Im referring, of course, to harry potter and the cursed child, the stage production that debuted in london back in 2016 and opened in new york earlier this year. Harry potter and the cursed child news, rumors, etc. Apr 17, 2019 fans would love to see a harry potter and the cursed child movie come together, but will a big screen version of harry s final adventure ever happen. Rowlings beloved epic about the boy who lived, is spellbinding in the best, most familiar of potter ways and also completely fucking. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do. Nine black hermiones, and harry potter and the cursed child still wont talk race yanna mcintosh plays hermione granger in the san francisco production of harry potter and the cursed. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two is the official script book for the play of the same name written by j. The question and answer section for harry potter and the cursed child is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Harry potter and the cursed child stars talk beginnings. Almost 9 years from the release of the last harry potter book another harry potter book has surfaced. Harry potter and the cursed child act four, scene 115. This book, written by john tiffany and jack thorne is based on a story written by our queen, jk rowling.
We look forward to welcoming audiences back to harry potter and the cursed child soon, when the magic continues on stage. If you purchased through our website nimax or atg tickets a member of the relevant customer services team will be in touch to re book you into future performances and to talk through all available return options. Why does no one talk about harry potter and the cursed child. Those were the three words that ended the epic 7part harry potter series when the final book was released in 2007. Playing harry potter on broadway talk about a charmed life. It was marketed as the eighth story of harry potter, taking place after harry potter and the deathly hallows. A 10yearold speedreader gives his verdict on the scripts its a really good story.
Id rate this scriptonly experience as very mediocre. Its hard to assign the best age for this play for a few reasons. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two special rehearsal. Book talk harry potter and the cursed child musings of. Going chapter by chapter through chamber of secrets was so much fun, i wanted to do another series just like it. Harry potter and the cursed child, written by jack thorne and based on the story by thorne, john tiffany, and j. Harry potter and the cursed child the tony winner for best director made the audience sing happy birthday to his boyfriend and it was extra af i cant even get flowers for my birthday, but okay.
Im one of the people who grew up on the harry potter books, so when i found out there was going to be a release of the script for cursed child, i was literally screaming from the hype. Harry potter and the cursed child is an original harry potter franchise play, authored by j. Despite the foreboding title, cursed child has a noticeably more lighthearted feel to it. Its often pointed out how the harry potter books and films got darker and darker as they progressed. We have been closely monitoring the ongoing coronavirus covid19 situation and as such, under the instructions from the society of london theatre, performances of harry potter and the cursed child are suspended until sunday 28th june 2020. Book talk harry potter and the cursed child 073116 the script from the west end 2part play has now officially been released. Jul 31, 2016 thats not to say the book doesnt have momentum. My thoughts on harry potter and the cursed child huge. Dec 01, 2019 nine black hermiones, and harry potter and the cursed child still wont talk race yanna mcintosh plays hermione granger in the san francisco production of harry potter and the cursed. One thing that i always praised in harry even though he is nothing like myself, is that while he was at many times. How harry, ron and draco deal with fatherhood differently.
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