A hardback edition of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II will be released on 31 July, the day after the play has debuted on stage.

　　精装版《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子》第一和第二部分将于7月31日发行，即舞台剧首映的次日。

　　It sees Harry as a father and an overworked Ministry of Magic employee.

　　这部作品中，哈利波特成为了一位父亲，一位工作过度劳累的魔法部员工。

　　The play is from an original new story by JK Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.

　　这部舞台剧来源于JK·罗琳、杰克索恩和约翰蒂芬妮联合创作的最新故事。

　　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.

　　罗琳说，《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子》将讲述这个巫师男孩故事中“不为人知的部分”，包括他被谋害的双亲的人生故事。

　　It will pick up the story 19 years after Harry was last seen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, waving his two eldest children off to Hogwarts.

　　19年前在《哈利波特与死亡圣器》中，哈利波特挥手告别两个年龄最大的孩子去了霍格沃茨。而故事将会从这里继续。

　　Fan appeals

　　粉丝的呼吁

　　The script’s ebook will be published simultaneously with the print editions.

　　该剧本的电子书将与印刷版同步发行。

　　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.

　　利特尔&布朗出版社董事长大卫谢利说：“我们为能够出版《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子》而激动不已。”

　　"JK Rowling and her team have received a huge number of appeals 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."

　　“JK·罗琳和她的团队已收到粉丝们无数的呼吁，他们没法来伦敦欣赏舞台剧，因而想以书本的形式来观看这部剧-如果能够尽我们所能帮助他们，我们也会非常高兴。”

　　The special rehearsal edition of the script book will comprise the version of the play early in the production’s preview period and is therefore subject to being changed before the official opening.

　　“特殊的排练版剧本将会包含预演阶段的版本，因此在正式演出前会做些改动。”

　　Previews 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.

　　《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子》将于五月在伦敦宫殿剧院预演。舞台剧将于7月30日开演。精装书和电子书将于7月31日在0001出售。

　　Jamie Parker, currently starring in the West End show Guys and Dolls, will star as an adult Harry in the production.

　　目前在西区剧目《红男绿女》中担任主角的杰米帕克，将在本剧中扮演成年的哈利。

　　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.

　　诺玛杜梅温妮，2006年凭借《阳光下的葡萄干》中的角色获得了奥利维尔奖，且在最后时刻取代金·凯特罗尔获得了《宫廷的琳达》出演机会。她将扮演赫敏·格兰杰。

　　London Road star Paul Thornley will play Ron Weasley.

　　《伦敦路》中的主演保罗.索恩利将出演罗恩.韦斯莱。

　　The play was first announced in December 2013, after the author said she had "received countless approaches" over the years "about turning Harry Potter into a theatrical production".

　　舞台剧首次宣布是在2013年12月，作者说近些年已经“收到过无数种”关于“把哈利波特变成舞台剧”的方法建议。