Harry Potter fans who have long enjoyed the books and films can now enjoy Harry Potter on stage in London’s West End. Author J.K. Rowling announced that there will be a stage play of the acclaimed novel focusing on the boy wizard’s life before he began his journey at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She said in a statement that the play will “explore the previously untold story of Harry’s early years as an orphan and outcast.” The 48-year-old author will act as a co-producer for the show alongside British theater producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender. She added: “Over the years I have received countless approaches about turning Harry Potter into a theatrical production, but Sonia and Colin’s vision was the only one that really made sense to me, and which had the sensitivity, intensity and intimacy I thought appropriate for bringing Harry’s story to the stage.” Neither a writer nor director have been attached to the show yet, but the play is expected to open within two years.