A Harry Potter Prequel? Yes, Really!  hphpPhoto: REX USA/Rex.
The wonderful thing about the Harry Potter universe is that it's
so incredibly rich, J.K. Rowling could keep churning out content
for years without running out of material. As proper fans will
know from the diagrams and drafts she has released in the past,
so much of what she imagined while writing ended up getting cut
from the books. That's how we got the upcoming film version of
Newt Scamander's life and times, and it's also the reason for an
upcoming stage production, co-produced by Rowling herself.  The
show will be a prequel that will "explore the previously untold
story of Harry’s early years as an orphan and outcast." Beyond
the cupboard under the stairs, we can assume this will include
references to some of the grim scenes we saw during Harry and
Snape's Occlumency lessons in OOTP. No word yet on an opening
date, but the production will also be in the competent hands of
theater producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender.  Once
more, we wi