Harry Potter and The Cursed Child will be staged in two parts.

JK Rowling made the announcement on Twitter saying “Due to the epic nature of the story we’ve been working on, Harry Potter & the #CursedChild will be in two parts! @HPPlayLDN”

She didn’t reveal much else but asked fans to check out the official Pottemore website.

An article with the play’s writer, Jack Thorne, explaining how excited he is about the split. “Obviously I loved it when we decided to tell this story in two parts because I got to spend more time with the characters and what an honor that has been.”

Meanwhile the play’s director, John Tiffany, revealed the play “shares a scale and ambition with all the Harry Potter stories so in order to do this justice we have decided to present the play in two parts.”

Start getting excited Potter fans.