Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is an upcoming two-part West End stage play written by Jack Thornebased on a story by author J. K. Rowling, Thorne and director John Tiffany. The play is scheduled to open in July 2016 at the Palace Theatre, London, England, and will feature Rowling collaborating with an experienced team to bring the production to the stage. The play is set nineteen years after the conclusion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and follows Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee and his youngest sonAlbus Severus Potter.