
Dec 05, 2017
Harry Potter alums of the film series and stage production are extremely talented and, thus, understandably busy and successful! In addition to a new batch of tickets for the London production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child going on sale Wednesday, December 6, this week sees the announcement of the WhatsOnStage Awards Nominations just …read more!

Oct 10, 2017
This week’s theater news review includes the announcement of dates for Ralph Fiennes’ Antony and Cleopatra, the release of photos from John Tiffany’s upcoming musical collaboration with Disney, Pinocchio, a promotional trailer for the live broadcast of Imelda Staunton’s Follies, and the shortlist for the Broadway World UK Awards nominees, which includes some of our …read more!

Aug 01, 2017
Many of the West End’s most popular running shows banded together last week to support London mayor Sadiq Khan’s #LondonIsOpen campaign. The shows, including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, created videos aimed at encouraging visitors to discover the magic of live theater. According to Broadway World, Khan also issued the following invitation: “Whether you’re looking for fringe …read more!

Jul 17, 2017
This week’s theater round-up covers more exciting news for both Imelda Staunton and Jack Thorne, as well as the upcoming preview performance of movement director Steven Hoggett’s latest production! Leaky already reported that the National Theatre plans to broadcast Imelda Staunton’s Follies throughout international theaters Nov. 16. This was wonderful news for disappointed fans unable to …read more!

Jul 11, 2017
This week’s theater round-up kicks off the with exciting–but not surprising!–news that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won yet another award. The production has already racked up honors at The Stage Awards, the Critics’ Circle Awards, the WhatsOnStage Awards, and recording-breaking achievements at the Oliver Awards. And now Cursed Child has been announced …read more!

Apr 16, 2017
Leaky rounded up some bits of news on stage veterans Maggie Smith, Dan Radcliffe, and Imelda Staunton this week. Smith appeared at the BFI and Radio Times Television Festival and discussed her work on the popular series, Downton Abbey, as well as the prospects for a reunion film. Smith also joined Radcliffe at the memorial …read more!

Feb 20, 2017
Imelda Staunton is best known to Harry Potter fans as Dolores Umbridge, the one antagonist we hate almost more than Voldemort, but she has long been a beloved staple in British television and film. In the last few years, however, she’s also become something of a stage darling, with award-winning turns in the West End …read more!

Dec 24, 2016
Imelda Staunton bewilders as the twisted Professor Umbridge in the Harry Potter series, but in Fall 2017 she will bewitch the stage as Sally Plummer in the National Theatre’s production of the musical Follies. National Theatre Director, Rufus Norris, told Playbill.com: “We are thrilled Imelda Staunton and Janie Dee will return to the National in …read more!