Archive for November, 2017

Theater Round-Up: A ‘Cursed Child’ Benefit Performance and More!

Nov 06, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadway, Charity, Events, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Henderson, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Jack Thorne, News, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, Trailers, West End

In this week’s theater news, Harry Potter fans have the opportunity to purchase tickets to a special performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Girl From the North Country, starring Shirley Henderson and Ciarán Hinds, moves to a new theater and begins a winter run, and Jack Thorne’s latest drama, Kiri, for Channel 4 airs …read more!

PotterCast #273: The Dumbledore’s Army Panel from LeakyCon 2017!

Nov 05, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Audio, Conventions, Enoch, Enoch Interviews, Fan Events, Fans, HP Cast, Interviews, LeakyCon, Leung, Leung Interviews, Lynch, Lynch Interviews, News, PotterCast

The latest episode of PotterCast covers the Dumbledore’s Army Panel at LeakyCon 2017, with Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Katie Leung (Cho Chang), Alfie Enoch (Dean Thomas), and Afshan Azad (Padma Patil). The cast shared some brilliant stories and reflections from their time on Potter, as well as updates on their latest projects – it’s definitely a …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: David Tennant Stars In New Animated Space Comedy, Katie Leung One Of Top Young Scottish Women & More!

Nov 04, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Bonham Carter, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Fiennes, Fogler, Gleeson, Harry Potter Round-Up, HP Cast, Leung, McCrory, McCrory Interviews, News, Round-Up, Tennant

This week Potter fans were teased by various 2018 announcements, with yet another night show revealed at Universal Studios Japan, LeakyCon 2018’s location announced and Imogen Heap teasing a Cursed Child soundtrack. We also covered Warwick Davis and David Bradley’s panels at MCM London Comic Con, Pottermore’s art collection made its debut in the U.S., and we celebrated the most magical occasion …read more!

Universal Studios Japan To Celebrate ‘Harry Potter’ In New Night Parade!

Nov 03, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Events, Fans, News, Theme Park

In 2018, Universal Studios Japan will debut a new night show, Universal Spectacle Night Parade – Best of Hollywood.  True to its name, this ‘next generation’ parade will celebrate four fan-favourite films, including Harry Potter! Using projection mapping to envelope sections of the park along the 587-meter parade route as well as floats involved in the parade, the show will completely …read more!

Happy Birthday to Sirius Black!

Nov 03, 2017

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Character Birthdays

Sirius Black would have been celebrating his 58th birthday today had he not been killed by his evil, deranged cousin Bellatrix.  Sirius was certainly the ‘black sheep’ of the Black family, having rejected their bigoted pureblood ideology as well as their Hogwarts house. For a character of whom we see so little, with only brief appearances …read more!

Seattle Dad Conjures Diagon Alley in His Driveway

Nov 01, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Fans, Fun, Holidays, J.K. Rowling, Misc, News

For Potter fans in the Pacific Northwest who aren’t able to make it to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter anytime soon, fear not. A replica of the iconic magical street from your favorite series, Diagon Alley, has apparated to a Seattle-area driveway. Father extraordinaire, Jonathan Chambers, a tech wizard with a talent for art, …read more!



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