I love Harry Potter, i've read the books a million times, seen the films, brought the t shirts but i was a little on the fence about the idea of the play. I'm of the opinion that sometimes things should just be left alone in their original brilliance, but i bought it and gave it a go anyway.
Its been a while since i've read anything in the form of a script, which took about ten minutes to adjust too however because Harry Potter and his world are so well known and crafted, its easy to imagine the world around the characters without the description that a book would normally have.
The story itself was interesting, nothing like the original books obviously, but the fact is that its taken a leap this time, instead of following Harry, Ron and Hermione we now follow Albus Potter and his sidekick and best-friend, Scorpious Malfoy, (very predictable).
My main and only gripe would probably be this, the Ron, Harry and Hermione (and even Draco) that we knew and loved have completely changed, Harry is angry and dark, he lacks compassion. Hermione has lost her spark and Ron has been dumbed down to his film counterpart, completely worthless. It is disappointing to read well loved and fleshed out characters so far removed from their original brilliance.
That is my only criticism however, it is obvious it would never match the books and to be honest, i think its probably much better on stage, its difficult to gage a script, however it was nice to get another taste of the world of Potter, even if it wasn't necessarily needed.
4 out of 5 stars for me, i didn't love it the same way i loved JK Rowling's original stories and i would much rather see a prequel. but its an interesting read and i didn't want to stop.
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