{"product_id":"harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-parts-one-and-two-the-official-playscript-of-the-original-west-end-production-9781338216677","title":"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production","description":"The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, a play by Jack Thorne.\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.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.The 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 theatergoers and critics alike, while the official playscript became an immediate global bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first was published as \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e in the UK in 1997. The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for charity, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuidditch Through the Ages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tales of Beedle the Bard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, in aid of Lumos. She also collaborated on the writing of a stage play, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Cursed Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published as a script book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer other books for children include the fairy tale \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ickabog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Pig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, which were published in 2020 and 2021 respectively and have also been bestsellers. She is also the author of books for adults, including a bestselling crime fiction series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing. She also supports a number of causes through her charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the children's charity Lumos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo find out more about J.K. Rowling visit jkrowlingstories.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e John 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 A.R.T. and on Broadway, EIF, and the West End, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ambassador\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003e for the National Theatre of Scotland, which transferred to the Royal Court, West End, 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, Be 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, the National Theatre of Scotland from 2005 to 2012, and was a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University in the 2010-2011 academic year. \u003cbr\u003e Jack Thorne writes for theater, film, television, and radio. His theater 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 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\u003e2nd May 1997\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen You Cure Me\u003c\/i\u003e for the Bush. 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