{"product_id":"harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-parts-one-and-two-special-rehearsal-edition","title":"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition)","description":"                                            The official playscript of the original West End production of \u003ci\u003eHARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe playscript for \u003ci\u003eHARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD\u003c\/i\u003e was originally released as a 'special rehearsal edition' alongside the opening of Jack Thorne's play in London's West End in summer 2016. Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the play opened to rapturous reviews from theatregoers and critics alike, while the official playscript became an immediate global bestseller.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This revised paperback edition updates the 'special rehearsal edition' with the conclusive and final dialogue from the play, which has subtly changed since its rehearsals, as well as a conversation piece between director John Tiffany and writer Jack Thorne, who share stories and insights about reading playscripts. This edition also includes useful background information including the Potter family tree and a timeline of events from the Wizarding World prior to the beginning of \u003ci\u003eHARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eWhether encountered on stage or on the page, this trip back into the magical world of Hogwarts is thrilling - The Telegraph\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans 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 - Booklist, starred review\u003cbr\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 has also written \u003ci\u003eThe Casual Vacancy\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel for adults, and, under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, is the author of the Cormoran Strike crime series. In 2016 J.K. Rowling made her screenwriting debut and was a producer on the film \u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u003c\/i\u003e, a further extension of the Wizarding World and the start of a new five-film series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Tiffany directed \u003ci\u003eOnce\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he was the recipient of multiple awards on Broadway, in the West End and internationally. Other recent credits include \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e at ART and on Broadway, EIF and the West End and The Ambassador at BAM. 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\u003efor the National Theatre of Scotland, which transferred to the Royal Court, West End and St Ann's Warehouse, and toured internationally. His other work for the National Theatre of Scotland includes \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e (also Lincoln Center and 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\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBe Near Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNobody Will Ever Forgive Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e (also Lincoln Center), \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Gordon Quinn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome: Glasgow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, which toured internationally and for which he won the Olivier and Critics' Circle awards. He was Associate Director of the Traverse Theatre from 1996 to 2001, Paines Plough from 2001 to 2005 and the National Theatre of Scotland from 2005 to 2012, and was a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University in the 2010-2011 academic year.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack 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\u003eJunkyard\u003c\/i\u003e, a Headlong, Rose Theatre Kingston, Bristol Old Vic \u0026amp; Theatr Clwyd co-production, \u003ci\u003eThe Solid Life of Sugar Water\u003c\/i\u003e for the Graeae Theatre Company and the National Theatre, \u003ci\u003eBunny\u003c\/i\u003e for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, \u003ci\u003eStacy\u003c\/i\u003e for the Trafalgar Studios, and \u003ci\u003e2nd May 1997\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen You Cure Me\u003c\/i\u003e for the Bush. 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