内容简介
BasedonanoriginalnewstorybyJ.K.Rowling,JohnTiffanyandJackThorne,anewplaybyJackThorne,HarryPotterandtheCursedChildistheeighthstoryintheHarryPotterseriesandthefirstofficialHarryPotterstorytobepresentedonstage.TheplayreceiveditsworldpremiereinLondon’sWestEndon30thJuly2016.ItwasalwaysdifficultbeingHarryPotteranditisn’tmucheasiernowthatheisanoverworkedemployeeoftheMinistryofMagic,ahusbandandfatherofthreeschool-agechildren.WhileHarrygrappleswithapastthatrefusestostaywhereitbelongs,hisyoungestsonAlbusmuststrugglewiththeweightofafamilylegacyheneverwanted.Aspastandpresentfuseominously,bothfatherandsonlearntheuncomfortabletruth:sometimes,darknesscomesfromunexpectedplaces.《哈利波特与魔法石》出版19年后，《哈利波特》系列的番外篇《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子》舞台剧将于2016年6月7日在伦敦西区皇宫剧院正式预演，7月30日全球首演。这也是《哈利波特》主题作品首次被搬上话剧舞台。这部舞台剧的故事大纲是由JK·罗琳、编剧杰克·索恩（JackThorne）与导演JohnTiffany一起敲定的。整个剧本由杰克·索恩一人完成，据说作为狂热哈迷的他在接下这个差事后，一口气写了40页剧本。而JK·罗琳的存在则是为了对剧本整体走向和一些细节进行把关，保证整部剧符合罗琳笔下的魔法世界史实。这本书是西区预演时的剧本，会包含舞台剧的上下两部分。将于2016年7月31日，即舞台剧全球首演的次日，正式全球发行（当然，经过漂洋过海，到达中国哈迷手中的时间会相对滞后一些）。演员们会在预演的过程中，从与观众的互动和演绎的效果中获得更多灵感，进一步完善首演时的剧本。因此，这个版本将会限期限量发售，之后会被*终收藏版所取代。如今身为工作繁忙的魔法部员工、丈夫与三个学龄孩子的父亲，HarryPotter的生活并没有比当年轻松到哪里去。当Harry努力地想将往事抛诸脑后时，他的小儿子阿不思却要被自己传奇般的家庭出身困扰着。现实与往事不详地纠缠在一起时，两父子不安地发现：有时候，黑暗会从意想不到的地方显现出来。《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子》英国版由LittleBrown公司出版，美国版由Scholastic公司出版。
作者简介
J.K.RowlingistheauthorofthesevenHarryPotternovels,whichhavesoldover450millioncopiesandhavebeentranslatedinto79languages,andthreecompanionbooksoriginallypublishedforcharity.SheisalsotheauthorofTheCasualVacancy,anovelforadultspublishedin2012,and,underthepseudonymofRobertGalbraith,istheauthoroftheCormoranStrikecrimeseries.J.K.RowlingismakingherscreenwritingdebutandisaproduceronthefilmFantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThem,afurtherextensionoftheWizardingWorld,dueforreleaseinNovember2016.JackThornewritesfortheatre,film,televisionandradio.HistheatrecreditsincludeHopeandLetTheRightOneIn,bothdirectedbyJohnTiffany,TheSolidLifeofSugarwaterfortheGraeaeTheatreCompany,BunnyfortheEdinburghFringeFestival,StacyfortheTrafalgarStudios,2ndMay1997andWhenYouCureMefortheBush.HisadaptationsincludeThePhysicistsfortheDonmarWarehouseandStuart:ALifeBackwardsforHightide.OnfilmhiscreditsincludeWarBook,ALongWayDownandTheScoutingBookforBoys.FortelevisionhiscreditsincludeTheLastPanthers,Don’tTakeMyBaby,ThisIsEngland,TheFades,GlueandCast-OffsandtheupcomingNationalTreasure.In2012hewonBAFTAsforbestseries(TheFades)andbestserial(ThisIsEngland88).JohnTiffanydirectedOnceforwhichhewastherecipientofmultipleawardsbothintheWestEndandonBroadway.AsAssociateDirectoroftheRoyalCourt,hisworkincludesTheTwits,HopeandThePass.HewasthedirectorofLetTheRightOneInfortheNationalTheatreofScotland,whichtransferredtotheRoyalCourt,WestEndandSt.Ann’sWarehouse.HisotherworkfortheNationalTheatreofScotlandincludesMacbeth(alsoBroadway),Enquirer,TheMissing,PeterPan,TheHouseofBernardaAlba,TransformCaithness:Hunter,BeNearMe,NobodyWillEverForgiveUs,TheBacchae,BlackWatch,forwhichhewontheOlivierandCritics’CircleBestDirectorAwards,ElizabethGordonQuinnandHome:Glasgow.OtherrecentcreditsincludeTheGlassMenagerieatA.R.T.andonBroadwayandTheAmbassadoratBAM.TiffanywasAssociateDirectoroftheNationalTheatreofScotlandfrom2005to2012,andwasaRadcliffeFellowatHarvardUniversityinthe2010-2011academicyear. JK·罗琳在1997年至2007年间创作的七部《哈利波特》系列作品迄今已经售出超过4亿5千万册，被翻译成79种语言在超过200个地区销售，并改编为8部畅销大片。杰克·索恩是《皮囊》和《无耻之徒》的编剧，他创作的英剧《灵界》（TheFades），《英伦88》（ThisIsEngland\\\'88）迷你剧。
