Harry Potter fans are in for a treat, as this week they get their first glimpse of the cast in the upcoming play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

The West End show officially begins in July and is set 19 years after the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It follows the life of the famous wizard, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his youngest son Albus.

Harry Potter is played by Jamie Parker, while his wife Ginny is portrayed by Poppy Miller. Sam Clemmett will play their son Albus Severus Potter. And the official portraits released this weel are brilliant, seeing middle-aged Harry sporting his usual messy hair and lightening bolt scar on his forehead.

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Albus wears unmarked robes, showing no sign of what Hogwarts house he is a part of, but Potter fans will remember from the last of JK Rowling's books that he feared he was going to be put in Slytherin.

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Albus Potter

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Other cast member portraits revealed this week are of Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and their daughter Rose Granger-Weasley.

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Ron is played by Paul Thornley, while Noma Dumezweni takes on the role of Hermione. Their daughter is portrayed by Cherrelle Skeete.

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Ron Weasley

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Hermione Granger

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Rose Granger-Weasley

And what would a Harry Potter play be without an appearance from Harry's school nemesis Draco Malfoy?

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The role of Draco will be reprised by Alex Price and his son Scorpius Hyperion (who looks incredibly nervous) is played by Anthony Boyle.

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Draco Malfoy

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'It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children,' the synopsis reads.

'While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.'
The show opens on 30 July and is divided into two halves - Part One and Part Two. The play will be show at the Palace Theatre.

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