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Overview
Synopsis
Nineteen years after Harry Potter left Hogwarts School for Magic, the famous wizard is now a hard-working employee of the Ministry for Magic and father to three teenaged children. However, his younger son, Albus, struggles with the responsibility and weight of being Harry Potter’s son. Magic and making friends do not come naturally to him and he finds himself miserable at his new school, Hogwarts. Clinging onto his one friend, Scorpius Malfoy, Albus retreats further into himself and further away from his father, and Harry finds himself having to grapple with a dark past that he hoped had disappeared forever. Together with his wife, Ginny, and family, Ron and Hermione Granger-Weasley, he must try to rescue his impressionable son from the increasingly dark path he is following. As past and present begin to mingle with disastrous effects, both Harry and Albus must learn that darkness does not always come from the places expected most. Their story continues in Part Two.
Editor's Note: This guide is based on the original two-part play, that was designed to be viewed on the same day (i.e. in the afternoon and in the evening) or over two evenings. The play was re-staged as a single 3½-hour show for future performances on Broadway in November 2021.
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Context
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a play in two parts, performed separately. Written by Jack Thorne, it is based on an original story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling, and John Tiffany. It was the first return to Harry Potter for nearly a decade by international best-seller, Rowling, and the script was published and bought by thousands of eager fans. The play opened at the Palace Theatre in London on 7 June 2016 and officially premiered 3 weeks later on 30 July 2016. During the preview period,
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Act One
As the play opens, Albus Potter--the youngest son of Harry and Ginny Potter--is nervously preparing to go to Hogwarts School for the first time. His big brother, James, has been teasing him about what to expect at Hogwarts. Together with their younger sister, Lily, the whole family run through the wall at Kings Cross Station to reach platform 9 ¾. On the platform, they meet up with Ron and Hermione Weasley and their daughter Rose. Ron produces a couple of lame jokes that
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Guide Written By:
Alexandra Appleton
Writer, editor and theatre researcher