Cast announced for Harry Potter and The Cursed Child

Harry Potter lives on through J.K Rowling’s new stage play The Cursed Child and the show now has its cast announced.

Jamie Parker will play Harry, Noma Dumezweni as Hermione Granger and Paul Thornley taking the role of Ron Weasley.

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Author JK Rowling said: “I’m so excited with the choice of casting for Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. I can’t wait to see Jamie, Noma and Paul bring the adult Harry, Hermione and Ron to life on stage next summer.”

The Cursed Child will focus on Harry – now an “overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children” – and his middle child, Albus Severus, who struggles with his family’s legacy as he begins at Hogwarts.

The two-part play is set to open at London’s Palace Theatre in June 2016.