The Daily Mail reports that the Harry Potter play that’s been in the works for quite some time is finally coming. The play will open in Summer 2016 at the Palace Theater which is on the West End in London. Tickets will go on sale in autumn of this year. The play is titled Harry Potter And The Cursed Child and follows Lily and James Potter before they were killed. J.K. Rowling developed the play in collaboration with writer Jack Thorne and John Tiffany who will also be directing the play.

The Cursed Child delves into what happened to Harry’s parents — Lily Evans Potter and James Potter — before they were killed by Lord Voldemort, forcing an infant Harry to be raised in miserable circumstances by his mother’s sister, Petunia, her horrid husband Vernon and their spoiled son Dudley.

Informal casting has already started, with the play’s creative team — plus producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender — keeping an eye on thespians with the potential to play the leads at the Palace Theatre.

The roles are perfect for up-and-coming young actors.

Lily was just 20 when Harry was born, and a year older when she and husband James were slain.

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