Play to feature Harry Potter as an adult

Associated Press

LONDON

The secret is out – the first-ever Harry Potter play will be a magical sequel.

Producers announced Friday that “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will center on an adult Harry and his son Albus Severus. The two-part stage saga begins where Rowling’s books ended – 19 years after the boy wizard’s epic battle with evil Lord Voldemort.

A synopsis says Harry is now an overworked civil servant in the Ministry of Magic, while his youngest son is struggling “with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted.”

The play will run in two parts, intended to be seen either on the same day or on consecutive days. It previews from June 7 and opens July 30 at London’s Palace Theatre.

The first play about the bespectacled wizard is based on a new story by Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.