Leaky was kindly given the chance to attend the press night for Jack Thorne’s new musical Junkyard last week at the Bristol Old Vic theatre. After seeing Cursed Child in January, it was excellent to see more of Thorne’s work on stage. Junkyard tells the story of a group of reluctant teenagers who are enlisted …read more!

The greatly anticipated Forbidden Forest expansion at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London opens March 31st. The tour will include a full size model of Buckbeak and Aragog, as well as nineteen massive (over 12-ft diameter!) trees. Four Harry Potter actors gave the tour a test run before it opens to the public, and shared a sneak peak …read more!

The Harry Potter cast is keeping us on our toes as usual this week! If one thing remains true it’s that they are as active as ever, which is great news for fans as we love to see our favorite cast members on the stage and screen again. Today we’ve got information on Bill Nighy, …read more!

The official twitter for J.K. Rowling’s pseudonym, Robert Galbraith (under which she wrote the Cormoran Strike series), tweeted out pictures from the set of the Silkworm earlier today. Sneak peek from the set of the Silkworm… #TheStrikeSeriespic.twitter.com/Zms2qYSNsS — Robert Galbraith (@RGalbraith) March 8, 2017 The photos give us peaks at props that will be used …read more!

As part of the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the UK release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the British Library will be mounting an exhibition titled Harry Potter: A History of Magic. Tickets will go on sale April 3rd and the exhibit will run from October 20th 2017 – February 28th 2018. …read more!

Happy International Women’s Day! For Hermione, Ginny, Molly, Luna, Cho, Minevra, Sybil, Angelina, Lily, Rowena, Helga, Tina, Queenie and the countless other strong females in the wizarding world’s present and past, and J.K. Rowling herself and all the brilliant, talented female cast and crew members, we hope you’ll join us in celebrating International Women’s Day. Whether …read more!

Recently we covered Emma Watson’s Vanity Fair interview regarding feminism, Potter and Beauty and the Beast – which premiers next week. What was unexpected was the amount of backlash that Emma received over this photo: Despite showing so little and poised with her usual grace, many people thought it undermined her feminist values and made her a hypocrite for letting …read more!

The 50th Anniversary production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead starring Harry Potter’s own Daniel Radcliffe, opens tonight at the Old Vic Theatre in London’s West End. The absurdist comedy, which is set against the backdrop of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, stars Radcliffe as Rosencrantz and Joshua McGuire as Guildenstern, two minor characters from the …read more!

The cover of Jim Kay’s Prisoner of Azkaban has been revealed by Bloomsbury, and it’s every bit as beautiful as the previous instalments! The third in Kay’s series of illustrated Potters, Prisoner of Azkaban features a glowing Knight Bus on its cover, and we can’t WAIT to get our hands on it. Take a closer look at …read more!

We were overjoyed when we heard that MinaLima would be publishing a reimagined, beautifully illustrated version of Beauty and the Beast as part of their classics collection, to coincide with Emma Watson’s starring role in the Disney remake of the movie. Published by Harper Collins, the deluxe gift edition features new artwork and nine interactive elements, and will be …read more!