Well you can clearly tell I am excited. I know I am late in posting this but I've been freaking out ever since the news came out. The script of the upcoming play will be released as a book minutes after midnight on 31st of July!
Oh. My. Goodness.
I'm super stoked to find out about this because I, like many unfortunate fans across the world, can't travel to London to watch it because
1. I'll probably be heading for college around that time.
2. MY PARENTS WOULD KILL ME IF I ASKED TO GO TO UK.
Atleast now I wont sit here moping about the fact that new Harry Potter content is out and I haven't got access to it. Plus, I wont have to worry about spoilers.
There has been a lot of debate about this not being a novel, not being written by Rowling alone and as a way of extracting more money.
WHAT?
First of all, JK Rowling has expressed that in her opinion this story is best suited for this medium. She is sure that we'll get it when we see (in my case, read) it. Besides, the Harry Potter franchise is expanding and I find it exciting. I'd rather know the story than complain about not seeing the play.
Second, play writing is very different from novel writing. Novels give you the power of description. You have the freedom to elaborate on how things look as well as how the characters feel. Plays in that way are limiting. As a result, plays need to be written cleverly so as to communicate the emotions to the audience only through dialogues. Unlike novels, there is no place for description here and unlike movies, no place for editing. As JK Rowling is a novelist, I do not see any problem in her collaboration with other people to write this play. Ofcourse, as the creator of the wizarding world she must have control of what happened to wizardkind and the characters after the War.
Lastly, the money factor. Harry Potter has, over the years, turned into a franchise with books, movies, theme parks, studio tours and now, a play with a release of the script book worldwide. Naturally, money is a factor. But it is also a way for all the fans worldwide to have access to the story. So why not look at it that way?
Anyway, I for one am super excited to read the play as soon as possible! Counting down to 31st of July!
