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Everything You Need to Know About 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child'

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Everything You Need to Know About 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child'
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With the release of the final cast of the continuation of the Harry Potter story, many fans of the beloved series have been left with unanswered questions. The play, premiering in the West End of London in June 2016, has already broken sales records and caused quite a stir in the Harry Potter fandom. The play has largely been left as a mystery, a tantalizing secret any Harry Potter reader is ready to unfold. So here are five things you need to know about the play before begging for a ticket to London.

5. The show is recommended for viewers aged 10 and older.

So there is no need to pretend you're not a Harry Potter fan, as the play is aimed at an older crowd. Perhaps J.K. Rowling is not exactly playing to an adult audience, but I think this play will be comprised of more adult themes, such as family, work, and marriage. The fans of the Harry Potter books series, first released in 1997, is now in their 20s and early 30s. We have grown up with these books and I think this play is addressing that audience as much as it will address those coming of age.

4. There are no plans to bring the play to America.

In time, it will, but as of right now this show will remain across the pond, with solely a European and crazy traveler audience. There are rumors that after the play has finished its run in May of 2017 it will be brought stateside. However, on message boards and forums across the U.S., there is hope that the play will break traditional rules and have overlapping performances in London and in America. There is hope for this because of the unique nature of the play and how in demand it is already in the states. Time will tell (but wish I had a time turner).

3. The play begins where the books left off.

Nineteen years after the epic battle, Harry has become an "overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic" with three children and a wife, according to the play webpage. His youngest son, who we were so kindly introduced to in book 7, feels the pressure "of a family legacy he never wanted." So the little boy, worried about his house placement, is now the main charter of the story, filling the role his father left behind. The website indicates that this story will go back and forth between Harry and Albus Potter.

2. The story is split into two separate plays.

So it's almost like you're getting "Harry Potter" 8 and 9. The plays are rumored to be lengthy to truly represent the epic nature of the books. The webpage insists on you seeing both, not just one or the other, then again if you like to read the end of a book first, you can get tickets in November of 2016 for part two of the play.

1. The play is sold out for a year.

That's right, the next time you can see both plays is in January of 2017, so don't book you plane tickets too soon. There is a small chance you could win a ticket in the lottery system they have placed on their webpage, but don't count on it. In fact, I'd act fast if I were you, because of all the press the play is getting right now, all the tickets could be gone in a week.

So mount your brooms, or find an alternative muggle form of transportation, and take a trek to London. Haven't you always wanted to go anyways? This play will be too magical to miss.

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