New Photo From ‘Cursed Child’ Set Designer!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been captivating preview audiences in London over the past month, but those of us who haven’t been able to make it yet have (mostly) been kept in the dark regarding the play’s plot and – more importantly – the atmosphere of the production.

Set Designer Christine Jones revealed the inspiration behind one of the sets on the Cursed Child Facebook page – it sounds like the quote she uses implies that Platform 9 3/4 in King’s Cross Station will be a significant part of the play, and that time will have a significant part to play in the story of Cursed Child (which seems fitting, seeing as Harry Potter “ended” on the very same platform in ‘Nineteen Years Later’):

‘Few buildings are vast enough to hold the sound of time… there was a superb fitness in the fact that the one which held it better than all others should be a railroad station.’

The page has also been posting photos of props from the set (this one is what looks like an application letter for the Ministry of Magic, where Harry works):

And this one is a deliciously realistic photo of some Hogwarts Express Liquorice Wands:

Some who have seen the play are struggling not to spoil secrets in comments, so be wary of this, and for those of you who know what this quote signifies in the play – remember to #KeeptheSecrets!