Critics Say ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ is “Charmed”

The first official reviews for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are in, and it’s clear that audiences have been bewitched by the latest installment in the Potter story.

The reviews for #CursedChild are in!https://t.co/0IYj4dnwNm

— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) July 26, 2016

Five-star reviews have been flooding twitter all day–many accompanied by brand new pictures from the play showcasing impeccable set design, costuming, and a closer look at the characters we know and love (as well as a few characters we look forward to getting to know!).    

First #CursedChild reviews: ‘It is out of this world, it’s magic, and it’s a hit’ – @thetimes pic.twitter.com/9pAvTfDg3f — Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) July 26, 2016

‘Writer Jack Thorne, director John Tiffany and a world-class creative team have played a blinder’ – @TimeOutLondon pic.twitter.com/Mz5ENl2uf6

— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) July 26, 2016

First #CursedChild reviews: ‘British theatre hasn’t known anything like it for decades’ – @Telegraph pic.twitter.com/Ch1rfl5Qgy

— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) July 26, 2016

First reviews: ‘For once the so-called theatrical event of the year really is just that’ – @standardnews pic.twitter.com/AiJ3YpeTQM

— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) July 26, 2016

If these rave reviews–and countless others found on J.K Rowling’s twitter and the official Pottermore and Cursed Child twitter accounts–are any indication, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child does indeed live up to the hype and the Potter magic lives on through a new generation.