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!

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!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the stage depiction of the eighth installment of the Harry Potter saga, has been nominated for a record-breaking 11 Olivier Awards for its London West End production. The Laurence Olivier Awards, or Olivier Awards are recognized nationally as the highest honor in British theater. The acclaimed play, which also …read more!

Most followers of the Potterverse are aware of J.K. Rowlings’ dedication to bettering the lives of orphans through her charity Lumos, as well as many other individuals and causes she brings attention to, as evidence of her Twitter posts: We can all play a part in reuniting kids in institutions with their families. Find out …read more!

Gareth Fry, the sound designer for ‘Cursed Child,’ exhibited an extreme amount of dedication while working on his latest project, The Encounter, and had more than 500 mosquito bites to prove it. The production is based on the true story of a National Geographic photographer that gets stranded in the Amazon rainforest. Loren McIntyre traveled to the Amazon in 1969 with the …read more!

One of the newest members of the Potterverse, 22-year-old Anthony Boyle, is receiving much attention as of late for his performance as Scorpius Malfoy in the award-winning West End play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. In addition to the Best West End Debut Award he took home last year from the West End Frame …read more!

Today we wish a very happy birthday to our new Ginny Weasley, Poppy Miller! Aside from being Ginny, Poppy has appeared in multiple theatre productions (Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Three Sisters) and  Line of Duty, House of Anubis and Marigold Hotel on screen, amongst many more credits. Miller does a fantastic job in Cursed Child, embodying the balance of fieriness and …read more!

World Book Day is fast approaching! The annual global celebration of all things literature takes place on March 2nd 2017, and on double the 20th anniversary year of World Book Day and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, why not go all-out and dress as your favourite wizarding world character? (Not that we doubt that you dress …read more!

What do Cursed Child playwright Jack Thorne, Academy Award winning composer Stephen Warbeck and Harry Potter / Monty Python‘s John Cleese have in common? They’re all in some way or another involved in or woven into the history of Jack Thorne’s new musical, Junkyard! Jack kindly spoke with The Leaky Cauldron yesterday – the opening night for previews of the production at …read more!

Playwright Jack Thorne, who just this week took home the Best Play Award from What’s On Stage for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has a new production opening February 24 at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre in Bristol. Junkyard, Thorne’s first musical, was inspired by his own childhood experience, as reported recently by Leaky. …read more!