Harry Potter · #8

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany

6.7 / 10
183 ratings
2 reviews

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, 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. The play will receive its world premiere in London's West End on 30th July 2016.

It 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.

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July 31, 2016
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#1 · 1997Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone #2 · 1998Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets #3 · 1999Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban #4 · 2000Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire #5 · 2003Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix #6 · 2005Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince #7 · 2007Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows #8 · 2016Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Broken Shade
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Aiemmista romaaneista tuttu elävyys ja tarinan taianomainen värikkyys välittyy loistavasti jo näytelmän käsikirjoituksessa. Näytelmän näkeminen lavastuksineen ja äänineen jne. olisi varmasti mieletön kokemus. Pidin käsikirjoituksessa erityisesti siitä, miten tarinassa pureudutaan asioihin, jotka jäivät syvemmin käsittelemättä tai muuten vain (ainakin minun) mieleen pyörimään: esim. velhojen kategorisointi perimän ja koulutuvan perusteella sekä (hauskana yksityiskohtana) huomautus taikojen yms. kehittymisestä. (SPOILERIVAROITUS:) Kirja paneutui myös kiitettävästi vanhempi-lapsi-suhteiden (ja nyky-yhteiskunnan) ajankohtaisiin aiheisiin nostamalla esiin Harryn pyrkimykset kontrolloida Albuksen elämää ja ystävyyssuhteita jatkuvalla tarkkailulla.

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HourglassEyes

I liked this. The fact that the book is written as a play didn't bother me, but you could easily tell this isn't Rowlings text. Knowledge of the familiar characters was seemingly different of the "real Potters".

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