About the Author
J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry
Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a
delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing
the series of seven books and the first was published as Harry
Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the UK in 1997. The series
took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the
publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short
companion volumes for charity, Quidditch Through the Agesand
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and
Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. She also
collaborated on the writing of a stage play, Harry Potter and the
Cursed Child, which was published as a script book.
Her other books for children include the fairy tale The Ickabog
and The Christmas Pig, which were published in 2020 and 2021
respectively and have also been bestsellers. She is also the author
of books for adults, including a bestselling crime fiction
series.
J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her
writing. She also supports a number of causes through her
charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the children's
charity Lumos.
To find out more about J.K. Rowling visit
jkrowlingstories.com.
John Tiffany directed Once for which he was the recipient of
multiple awards on Broadway, in the West End, and internationally.
Other recent credits include The Glass Menagerie at A.R.T. and on
Broadway, EIF, and the West End, and The Ambassador at BAM. As
Associate Director of the Royal Court, his work includes The Twits,
Hope, and The Pass. He was the director of Let the Right One In for
the National Theatre of Scotland, which transferred to the Royal
Court, West End, St. Ann's Warehouse, and toured internationally.
His other work for the National Theatre of Scotland includes
Macbeth (also Lincoln Center and Broadway), Enquirer, The Missing,
Peter Pan, The House of Bernarda Alba, Transform Caithness: Hunter,
Be Near Me, Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us, The Bacchae (also Lincoln
Center), Elizabeth Gordon Quinn, Home: Glasgow, and Black Watch,
which toured internationally and for which he won the Olivier and
Critics' Circle awards. He was Associate Director of the Traverse
Theatre from 1996 to 2001, Paines Plough from 2001 to 2005, the
National Theatre of Scotland from 2005 to 2012, and was a Radcliffe
Fellow at Harvard University in the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jack Thorne writes for theater, film, television, and radio. His
theater credits include Hope and Let the Right One In, both
directed by John Tiffany, Junkyard, a Headlong, Rose Theatre
Kingston, Bristol Old Vic & Theatr Clwyd co-production, The Solid
Life of Sugarwater for the Graeae Theatre Company, Bunny for the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Stacy for the Trafalgar Studios, 2nd May
1997 and When You Cure Me for the Bush. His adaptations include The
Physicists for the Donmar Warehouse and Stuart: A Life Backwards
for Hightide. On film his credits include War Book, A Long Way
Down, and The Scouting Book for Boys. For television his credits
include The Last Panthers, Don't Take My Baby, This Is England, The
Fades, Glue, Cast-Offs, and National Treasure. He won BAFTAs in
2016 for Best Mini-Series (This Is England '90) and Best Single
Drama (Don't Take My Baby), and in 2012 for Best Drama Series (The
Fades) and Best Mini-Series(This Is England '88).
Reviews
Praise for the playscript of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Parts One and Two"A compelling, stay-up-all-night read... The
suspense here is electric and nonstop." -- The New York Times"Fans
can breathe easy knowing this play has been respectfully and
lovingly wrought. Tensions thrum, spells fly but at center stage,
as always in the Potterverse, is the overriding importance of love
and friendship, especially in the face of danger." -- Booklist,
starred review"Whether encountered on stage or on the page, this
trip back into the magical world of Hogwarts is thrilling." --
Telegraph