I was not sure I'd ever read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I worried that the story might slander some of the characters or change my feelings for the original 7 books, but I'm glad to report that it did neither. If anything, it made me more sympathetic to the plight of several less likeable characters and introduced several new ones that I wouldn't mind getting to know better, should there ever be a follow up to this play. 
 Rowling's genius is in her settings and development of characters, their relationships to each other and all of the whimsical little details she includes. That was some of the magic missing here. Because it is a script, mostly dialogue with very sparse stage direction, it read quickly and probably won't stay with me like the books did. The story is still a solid one (no spoilers here - you'll just have to read it for yourself) and should she choose to do so, Rowling could write the book and I would definitely read it. 
 As a play, I don't know how they pulled it off. Each scene was only a few pages long and each in a different grand setting with time travel in some to boot! The end of the book did provide a playbill of sorts and I was delighted to see that Imogen Heap did the music for the production (I've enjoyed her music for a number of years). Jack Thorne and John Tiffany have also been a strong force in the theatre world, so no doubt Rowling's story is in good hands. 
 Perhaps one of these days, Rowling will release the play on a platform so that everyone can enjoy it, but for now the script will have to do. 
 3.5 stars - Mischief Managed!