The fictional account of a boy who almost missed out on playing the young wizard in the movie series, along with the consequences it had on him later in life, is presented in Second Best.
Following roles in X+Y and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas on screen, Butterfield will play his debut role in a theater production.
Second Best is “equal parts hilarious and heart-breaking, a universal tale of ‘what ifs,'” according to a statement from Butterfield.
“I’m excited to bring it to life on stage for the very first time,” he continued.
The play will open on January 24, 2025, and run for one month at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.
But in the end, Daniel Radcliffe defeated him, even though he was very close to playing a part that may have changed his life.
The impact of Hill’s later-life lack of rapid celebrity is examined in Second Best. Hill, who is now an adult and soon to become a parent, struggles to control his feelings as he remembers the crucial period in his history that he found difficult to move behind.
The author, J.K. Rowling, has neither endorsed nor tied the show to the canonical Harry Potter books.
The Telegraph’s Catherine Lough said of the book in her review from the previous year: “It’s all a fun blend of fiction and fact: just as Martin is
