“JK Rowling has expressed her approval for the casting of Noma Dumezweni as Hermione Granger in a new London stage production of Harry Potter, stating that “Rowling loves black Hermione”.
“Dumezwani, an actor of South African heritage, is to play one of the three main roles in the Palace theatre production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opens in July 2016.
“She will star alongside Jamie Parker as an adult Harry Potter and Paul Thornley as Ron Weasley.
“The forthcoming stage production of Potter is written by the Skins and This is England (’86 and ’88) writer Jack Thorne.
“It is based on a story Thorne wrote with the director John Tiffany and Rowling.”
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