繪/馬豆子
哈利· 波特系列第8 本書即將面世,你還看嗎
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Will Be Released on 31 July
A hardback①hardback 英 ['hɑ?db?k] 美 ['hɑrd'b?k] n. 精裝本;[圖情] 硬封面的書 adj. 精裝的;硬封面的edition of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II will be released on 31 July, the day after the play has debuted②debut 英 ['de?bju?; -bu?] 美 [de'bju] n. 初次登臺;開張 vi. 初次登臺on stage.
It sees Harry as a father and an overworked③overwork 英 [??v?'w??k] 美 ['ov?'w?k] vi. 工作過度 vt. 工作過度 n. 過度工作Ministry of Magic employee.
The play is from an original new story by JK Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will tell the "untold part" of the boy wizard's story, including the story of the lives of his murdered parents, Rowling has said.
David Shelley, chief executive of the publishers Little, Brown Book Group said: "We are so thrilled to be publishing the script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
"JK Rowling and her team have received a huge number of appeals④appeal 英 [?'pi?l] 美 [?'pil] vi. 呼吁,懇求;上訴;訴諸,求助;有吸引力,迎合愛好;(體育比賽中)訴諸裁判n. 呼吁,請求;吸引力,感染力;上訴;訴諸裁判 vt. 將……上訴,對……上訴from fans who can't be in London to see the play and who would like to read the play in book format—and so we are absolutely delighted to be able to make it available for them."
Previews⑤preview 英 ['pri?vju?] 美 ['pri'vj?] n. 預(yù)覽;試映;事先查看 vt. 預(yù)覽;預(yù)演;事先查看of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begin in May at London's Palace Theatre, with both plays set to open on 30 July. The hardback and ebook will go on sale at 0001 on 31 July.
Jamie Parker, currently starring in the West End show Guys and Dolls, will star as an adult Harry in the production.
Noma Dumezweni, known for her 2006 Olivier Award-winning role in A Raisin in the Sun and for stepping in at the last minute to replace Kim Cattrall in Linda at the Royal Court,will play Hermione Granger.
London Road star Paul Thornley will play Ron Weasley.
精裝版《哈利·波特與被詛咒的孩子》第一和第二部分將于7月31日發(fā)行,即舞臺劇首映的次日。
這部作品中,哈利·波特成為了一位父親,一位工作過度勞累的魔法部員工。
這部舞臺劇來源于J.K.羅琳、杰克·索恩和約翰·蒂芬妮聯(lián)合創(chuàng)作的最新故事。
羅琳說,《哈利波特與被詛咒的孩子》將講述這個巫師男孩故事中“不為人知的部分”,包括他被謀害的雙親的人生故事。
利特爾&布朗出版社董事長大衛(wèi)謝利說:“我們?yōu)槟軌虺霭妗豆げㄌ嘏c被詛咒的孩子》而激動不已?!?/p>
“J.K.羅琳和她的團隊已收到粉絲們無數(shù)的呼吁,他們沒法來倫敦欣賞舞臺劇,因而想以書本的形式來觀看這部劇——如果能夠盡我們所能幫助他們,我們也會非常高興?!?/p>
《哈利·波特與被詛咒的孩子》將于5月在倫敦宮殿劇院預(yù)演。舞臺劇將于7月30日開演。精裝書和電子書將于7月31日在0001出售。
目前在西區(qū)劇目《紅男綠女》中擔(dān)任主角的杰米·帕克,將在本劇中扮演成年的哈利。
諾瑪·杜梅溫妮,2006年憑借《陽光下的葡萄干》中的角色獲得了奧利維爾獎,且在最后時刻取代金 凱特羅爾獲得了《宮廷的琳達》出演機會。她將扮演赫敏·格蘭杰。
《倫敦路》中的主演保羅·索恩利將出演羅恩·韋斯萊。