Harry Potter and The Cursed Child

[Vandal]

A new play picks up on Harry's story after the epilogue from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The play will feature a grown-up Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny (and their children) played by new actors.

First images:

Here's Jamie Parker as Harry



Poppy Miller as Ginny


Sam Clemmett as Albus Severus



Paul Thornley as Ron



Noma Dumezweni as Hermione


Cherrelle Skeete as Rose Granger-Weasley








Full article:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/ente ... /85182618/

[earendel]

A book based on the play (or perhaps it's the screenplay) will be published on July 31st, preorders available at Amazon.

[jaybee]

This will probably sound terribly racist but I'd really like to know what is the logic behind the casting?

Harry, Ginny and Ron are pretty close in looks to what I'd expect in an older version of them. When did Hermione become African American?

[Vandal]

J.K. Rowling has endorsed the casting of black actress Noma Dumezweni as Hermione Granger in the London theater production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

When asked on Twitter what she thought of the choice, Rowling said that white skin was never specified in the novels and that she “loves black Hermoine.”

The race of Hermione, who was played by Emma Watson in the film adaptations, was never described in the books. Rowling only said that she had bushy “brown hair and brown eyes.”

http://time.com/4156751/jk-rowling-blac ... e-granger/

[jaybee]

Interesting. I think I had read the first two or three books before the movies started so I don't think I can blame my image of Hermione on Watson.

[TheConfessor]

This will probably sound terribly racist but I'd really like to know what is the logic behind the casting?

Harry, Ginny and Ron are pretty close in looks to what I'd expect in an older version of them. When did Hermione become African American?

I don't think she's any kind of an American. I assume she's British.

[jaybee]

This will probably sound terribly racist but I'd really like to know what is the logic behind the casting?

Harry, Ginny and Ron are pretty close in looks to what I'd expect in an older version of them. When did Hermione become African American?

I don't think she's any kind of an American. I assume she's British.

I was attempting to be very PC. I've been jumped on in the past for referring to someone as "black".

[Vandal]

The article refers to her as black several times, which I believe is still a proper British term. I think you'd be safe using it here.

Just don't call Ron and Ginny gingers.

[Bob Juch]

I was attempting to be very PC. I've been jumped on in the past for referring to someone as "black".

I'll bet it was by a White.