Now that rehearsals for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" are underway, "Harry Potter" series author J.K. Rowling can finally reveal the full cast of the play. So who will be joining Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley?
It was on Friday when the official Pottermore social media accounts announced the news: "The writers and their leading actors started @HPPlayLDN rehearsals this week!"
The writers and their leading actors started @HPPlayLDN rehearsals this week! Read more: https://t.co/k8XRqzyVJX pic.twitter.com/oCHeCZHkyL
— Pottermore (@pottermore) February 26, 2016
"56 creatives, actors and members of the production team came together this morning for the first time to be part of this amazing photo, right before the first read-through of the script," the Pottermore website said.
The cast comprises of 42 actors with Parker as Harry Potter, Dumezweni as Hermione Granger, and Thornley as Ron Weasley, as reported by PopSugar.
#Regram of @hpplayldn ・・・ Rehearsals have begun! See J.K. Rowling and the Company of Harry Potter and the #CursedChild together for the first time. A photo posted by Pottermore (@pottermore) on Feb 26, 2016 at 10:14am PST
Other "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" cast members, as per MoviePilot, include Nicola Alexis, Helen Aluko, Jeremy Ang Jones, Rosemary Annabella, Annabel Baldwin, Jack Bennett, Paul Bentall, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Brough, Sam Clemmet, Morag Cross, Cristina Fray, Rudi Goodman, Claudia Grant, James Howard, Christiana Hutchings, Lowri James, Chris Jarman, Martin Johnston, Bili Keogh, Chipo Kureya, James Le Lacheur, Helena Lymbery, Tom Mackley, Barry McCarthy, Sandy McDade, Andrew McDonald, Adam McNamara, Poppy Miller, Tom Milligan, Jack North, Alex Price, Stuart Ramsay, Nuno Silva, Cherrelle Skeete, Esther Smith, Nathaniel Smith, Dylan Standen and Joshua Wyatt.
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is set for release this summer, where its premiere will be at London's West End at the Palace Theatre.
