Are You Tuned Into Red Nose Day 2017?
Mar 24, 2017
Charity, Events, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling, Lumos, News, Pottermore
Stars of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, as well as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child joined in with Red Nose Day festivities today, helping to raise money to end poverty.
Comic Relief started in 1988 and is on the BBC 1 in the U.K. NOW (starting at 7pm UTC), with big names in music, film and television taking part to help those living in poverty in the UK and Africa.
The Cursed Child gang hosted a giveaway of two tickets and a backstage tour, and donned red noses for the special day:
The cast of #CursedChild get into the @rednoseday spirit! You can donate to @comicrelief at the Palace Theatre. pic.twitter.com/XIYlLvl1Nh
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) March 23, 2017
It’s #RedNoseDay & some of the #CursedChild cast wanted to share their favourite jokes with you! https://t.co/D2TsMA4Mmp pic.twitter.com/TDNndXk1oY
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) March 24, 2017
Here’s your chance to win tickets to #CursedChild & donate to the incredible work done by @comicrelief. #rednoseday https://t.co/8n38buNU0D pic.twitter.com/0MHtdo2Plh
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) March 23, 2017
J.K. Rowling changed her Twitter profile photo and shared a note about her contributions to Comic Relief (and Lumos):
You support some of the world's most vulnerable children when you buy Fantastic Beasts, Beedle the Bard and Quidditch Through the Ages 1/2
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 24, 2017
All my royalties go to @ComicRelief and @lumos #rednoseday 2/2
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 24, 2017
Pottermore also shared their support:
It's #RedNoseDay! Support @comicrelief and @lumos with the new edition Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: https://t.co/xNteT0CDLS pic.twitter.com/Z4Dzh0ZZKi
— Pottermore (@pottermore) March 24, 2017
See Eddie Redmayne and Stephen Fry in a sketch below:
Read more about the event here and tune into BBC 1 to watch the event live!