JK Rowling’s Harry Potter stage play will focus on what happened to the boy wizard after the final book in the series, it has been announced.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will follow the trials of the wizard, who works for the Ministry of Magic, his wife and three children 19 years later as his youngest son, Albus, struggles with his family legacy.
The show synopsis says: “Both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.”
Tickets for the show, which is in two parts, will go on sale on Wednesday, October 28, with public booking opening on Friday, October 30.
Previews for the show will begin on June 7 2016 at the Palace Theatre. Both shows will be performed throughout the run on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with a matinee performance of part one and an evening performance of part two. There will also be four special previews at the end of May and a lottery for reduced price tickets available for each performance.
Artwork for the show, featuring a boy inside a bird’s nest with wings, has also been released.
The plays have been written by Jack Thorne and will be directed by John Tiffany.
Rowling said: "The story only exists because the right group of people came together with a brilliant idea about how to present Harry Potter on stage. I'm confident that when audiences see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child they will understand why we chose to tell this story in this way."
Tickets prices start at £15 (with £10 for previews), with 250 tickets for each performance being sold at £20 (£15 for previews) or less. There will also be a lottery for reduced price tickets for each performance.
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