Harry Potter News

J.K. Rowling Talks ‘Cursed Child’ on Red Carpet at Gala Performance

Jul 30, 2016

Posted by: Sammie

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

At today’s gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling took a moment to discuss with an interviewer the creation of the play and its unexpected, overwhelming success. When asked about her request to fans to “Keep the Secrets”, she said: “They’ve done me so proud. They’ve done me so proud. And …read more!

Happy Birthday Neville!

Jul 30, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Birthdays, Character Birthdays

Today is not only an exciting day in the muggle world, what with the book release and premiere of Cursed Child, but it is also Neville Longbottom’s 36th birthday! An auspicious day for the official opening of #CursedChild! https://t.co/fxWzGpLYEo — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 30, 2016 His determination to help his friends is seen throughout the …read more!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Release TODAY!

Jul 30, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Books, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, News

Today is the day. This is not a drill. Today is the first time in nine years that Harry Potter fans get a full Harry Potter story (in the form of a play) about the Trio and the rest of the gang as adults, 19 years later. WHO ISN’T EXCITED? All the excitement, all the …read more!

The “Fantastic Beasts” Cast Talks to Pottermore about their SDCC 2016 Experience

Jul 29, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, HP Cast, Movies, News

The main Fantastic Beasts Quartet (similar to the Trio–Harry, Ron and Hermione),  Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol and Dan Fogler, sat down with Pottermore for an exclusive interview. The group was gathered in their bus at Comic Con in San Diego, which took place this last weekend, and discussed their weekend with the PMC. …read more!

USAopoly Introduces New Harry Potter Board Game!

Jul 29, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News, Sales, Toys, Warner Bros., WB Shop

USAopoly recently revived fan-favorite Harry Potter board games, Trivia Pursuit’s World of Harry Potter and Harry Potter CLUE. With multiple editions of well-loved Harry Potter games, it has been years since we’ve seen a brand new Harry Potter board game. With the resurgence of the Harry Potter franchise with the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed …read more!

Hufflepuff Parody Play ‘Puffs’ Set for Off-Broadway Run

Jul 29, 2016

Posted by: Sammie

Events, Fandom, News

While Harry Potter and the Cursed Child may be making magic across the pond, a decidedly different Potter-inspired play is stirring up success of its own in New York. Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic is a fan-created, unofficial play written by Matt Cox that follows the true Hogwarts underdogs–Hufflepuffs–as they …read more!

Jamie Parker Opens up on Playing Harry Potter in Cursed Child

Jul 29, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News

Jamie Parker recently sat down with The Stage to give an extensive interview on his acting career, including his latest mega-headliner, The Boy Who Lived. Playing the most well known boy wizard is a pretty daunting task, but Parker remarked that he was “under no illusion the role of Harry Potter belongs” to him.   …read more!

Scholastic Celebrates ‘Cursed Child’ with a ‘Muggle Mob’; ‘Cursed Child’ Book Breaks Pre-Sale Records

Jul 28, 2016

Posted by: Sammie

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

With mere days until the release of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts 1 & 2 script book, fans around the world are celebrating in ways we haven’t seen since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. On July 21, hundreds of Potter fans descended on NYC’s SoHo neighborhood to put …read more!

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ is “Intense” and “Ritualistic”

Jul 27, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News, Review

Reviews of Cursed Child have been dominating muggle news, and the Cursed Child Twitter page have not been ignoring the love. Following our pervious article on the review snippets that the @HPPlayLDN Twitter page has been sharing, we’re covering a few more of the newest reviews and photo releases from the Cursed Child website to get you excited for …read more!

A Closer Look at Newt’s Wand from Noble Collection

Jul 27, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News

As we learned from our editors at SDCC 2016 and Leavesden Studios, fans, press and attendees were given limited edition Newt Scamander wands from Noble Collection. Eddie Redmayned lead a crowd in lighting up H Hall at Comic Con, as everyone said “lumos” with their Fantastic Beasts wands. He then show cased his wand for …read more!



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