Special edition script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to be published

A special edition script of the latest Harry Potter story will be published this year, it has been announced.

JK Rowling's publishers, Little, Brown Book Group, will produce the script, which will be a rehearsal edition of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II. The special edition will be correct at the time of the plays' preview performances.

Print and digital editions of the script will be available from 31 July after the premiere of the plays this summer.

The Definitive Collector's Edition will be available later, which will be the most accurate version of the script, following time for changes in previews.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the latest episode in the life of Harry Potter, JK Rowling's boy wizard. Written for the stage by Jack Thorne, the story is split into two plays, which will run in the West End in July. The eighth story follows an adult Harry Potter, who works at the ministry of magic and has three kids.

John Tiffany is directing the shows, which will open in previews on 7 June with an official opening on 30 July.

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