The cast has been announced for the Harry Potter And The Cursed Child stage play which comes to London's West End next summer
Hermione Granger will be played by Swaziland-born actress Noma Dumezweni, while one of Alan Bennett's original History Boys, Jamie Parker, has been cast as an adult Harry, while Paul Thornley will play Ron.
Author JK Rowling said: "I'm so excited with the choice of casting for Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. I can't wait to see Jamie, Noma and Paul bring the adult Harry, Hermione and Ron to life on stage next summer."
Dumezweni's casting is the most notable, with many fans praising the choice of a black actress to play Hermione, whose ethnicity is never explicitly mentioned in the books.
The play is set 19 years after the events of her seventh book, The Deathly Hallows.
The Cursed Child will focus on Harry - now an "overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children" - and his middle child, Albus Severus, who struggles with his family's legacy as he begins at Hogwarts.
The synopsis reads: "While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places."
The actors are the first to be announced from a cast of more than 30.
Despite fans not knowing who would be taking the lead roles, The Cursed Child managed to set a West End record when it sold 175,000 tickets in 24 hours.
Parker, 36, who will play the adult version of Harry, rose to fame playing student Scripps in both the stage and film version of History Boys.
He has also appeared in Valkyrie alongside Tom Cruise and in the Benedict Cumberbatch mini-series Parade's End.
Acclaimed stage actress Dumezweni is currently playing the lead in the Royal Court's production of Linda, replacing Kim Cattrall to rave reviews, and won an Olivier award for her supporting role in A Raisin In The Sun in 2006.
Thornley, 40, who will play her husband Ron, is known for three series of Life Begins opposite Caroline Quentin and roles in Doc Martin and the film adaptation of Les Miserables.
The two-part play is set to open on 30 June, 2016 at the Palace Theatre, with previews beginning at the end of May.
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