Amongst what looks to be an engaging winter lineup, a plethora of actors from the Harry Potter universe will be gracing stages of London’s West End in early 2017. As reported by Leaky in October, Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, will be returning to the UK stage as Rosencrantz in the 50th Anniversary Celebratory Production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern …read more!

For the third time in a row, Cursed Child’s Sonia Friedman is up for producer of the year at The Stage awards. The Harry Potter and the Cursed Child producer won the award in 2015 and 2016, and could win again next year! Friedman is also known for Dreamgirls, Funny Girl and 1984, and continues to produce the extraordinary Harry …read more!

To round out what has been an unbelievably busy year for J. K. Rowling and and the Potterverse, the announcement of a new jkrowling.com came yesterday via a tweet from its proprietor: https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/811319241089699841 I think it got hugged too hard and panicked. It’ll be back. — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 20, 2016 The website is polished …read more!

Harry Potter fans have put the print versions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and more recently, the screenplay of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them at the top of many best seller lists for 2016, as reported by Leaky last week. W.F. Howes Ltd., a UK publisher of large print and audiobooks, has now released …read more!

Many of you are already familiar with Rowling’s charity, Lumos, committed to deinstitutionalizing orphanages and bringing those children into much-needed and desired homes. She posted a special message on the site calling for the continued partnership of supporters and fans. She says: “Lumos is working to change the lives of these children every single day. …read more!

Many Harry Potter fans around the world were excited for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child–seeing the eighth story, and in a new medium, on stage! But fans who didn’t live near London found the idea bittersweet. For most London was simply too far away, too expensive, and just reading the script isn’t satisfying enough (believe …read more!

The hit British drama National Treasure will premiere in the U.S. on Hulu March 1, 2017. The series, from award-winning writer Jack Thorne, held consistently-high ratings and garnered critical praise during its original run. Robbie Coltrane, beloved in the role of Rubeus Hagrid, stars as Paul Finchley. Broadway World reports: “National Treasure is a compelling and …read more!

This year has seen the world of Potter make a comeback, and its success is showing in the charts! After its debut on the West End, Cursed Child sold over 2 million copies within two days, and has officially been deemed Amazon’s best-selling book of 2016. The post-Potter scriptbook, the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Original Screenplay and Jim …read more!

Following the trend of Pottermore’s release of books such as Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard,  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will finally be getting it’s own E-book release on the website. While the Fantastic Beasts Original Screenplay has it’s own e-book adaptation, we’re still patiently waiting for the original book version to be available. …read more!

Paul Thornley is nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a play, for his role as Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. While at the launch, he spoke to WhatsOnStage about portraying such a well-loved character in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. While it could have …read more!