Archive for the ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Category

Cursed Child Interview: Gareth Fry on The Magic of Sound

Dec 11, 2016

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Crew Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Interviews, News

You won’t need extendable ears to catch snippets of inside information on sound design in the theatrical hit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. PSNEurope’s Dave Robinson scored an exclusive interview with veteran sound designer Gareth Fry. Fry, a long-time professional partner of director and co-author John Tiffany, couldn’t share spoilers, but he was enthusiastic …read more!

Pottermore OFFICIALLY Says “Cursed Child” in talks to Open on Broadway in 2018

Dec 01, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

Pottermore just announced that Broadway talks for J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany’s Harry Potter play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, are officially underway. The lengthy article gave an estimated date of 2018, and the Lyric Theater as Cursed Child’s New York home. Pottermore reports:   After a hugely successful, award-winning opening at London’s …read more!

J.K. Rowling & ‘Cursed Child’ producers call touts a ‘plague’ faced in efforts to keep theatre accessible

Nov 25, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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

Cursed Child producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, and J.K. Rowling herself have spoken out against the secondary ticket market, after newly released tickets for Cursed Child are being touted for exceptionally high prices. Play producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender told the BBC: “The secondary-ticket market is an industry-wide plague, and one which we …read more!

Harry Potter Shop in Heathrow Officially Open!

Nov 22, 2016

Posted by: Storie Chastain

Events, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

On Wednesday, the Harry Potter shop in Heathrow airport, terminal 5, officially opened its doors to the public! The shop sells over 200 items, many of them exclusively at the Heathrow store. Their products include new items from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as well as items you will recognize from Platform 9 3/4 …read more!

Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts & Cursed Child news round-up

Nov 21, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Felton, Gambon, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, Lynch, Movies, News, Radcliffe, Radcliffe Interviews, Redmayne, Redmayne Interviews, Wright

In our latest round-up article, we catch up with some of the Potter cast, as well as a throwback to Harry Potter via Dan Radcliffe, and Fantastic Beasts’ Katherine Waterston and Eddie Redmayne talking about who they’d most like to crossover into their side of the wizarding world from Potter. First up, Dan Radcliffe seems utterly bemused by Eddie’s choice in wand …read more!

60,000 “Cursed Child” Tickets to go on SALE TOMORROW!

Nov 21, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

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

J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child crew announced that 60,000 more tickets were going to be released TOMORROW at 11 AM GMT . The tickets will be for performances put on December 13, 2017 through February 4, 2018. More information (and a count down clock) can be found on the Cursed …read more!

Leaky’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Interviews #1: David Yates and David Heyman

Nov 16, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Directors, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Filmmaker Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Heyman, Heyman Interviews, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, News, Redmayne, Yates, Yates Interviews

It’s been quite a week for the Fantastic Beasts cast, first the black carpet worldwide premiere in New York last Thursday, and yesterday the blue carpet European premiere took place in Leicester Square, London. The Leaky Cauldron were lucky enough to attend both premieres, which were live streamed on our Facebook page, but Warner Bros also …read more!

Congrats Cursed Child and Ralph Fiennes

Nov 13, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

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

The Evening Standard Theater Awards has named Harry Potter and the Cursed Child the Best Play in 2016. We offer our congratulations to the Cursed Child cast, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, and J.K. Rowling! Harry Potter’s Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) won Best Actor for his role in The Master Builder! The Evening Standard reported earlier today: …read more!

60,000 More ‘Cursed Child’ Tickets Released This Month!

Nov 04, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

The official website of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child just announced a further 60,000 tickets to be released on 22nd November, meaning if you didn’t get a ticket the first time, you could be in luck! This ticket release will be followed by regular releases throughout the year, and the announcement comes with the …read more!

Could The Cursed Child Be Heading to Broadway Next Year?

Oct 10, 2016

Posted by: Justin Hart

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling

Could the JK Rowling inspired story about Harry Potter’s youngest son be crossing the pond next year? Hypable.com is reporting that the eighth story in the Potter series could be hitting Broadway as early as next year. The New York Post reports that The Cursed Child may move into New York’s Al Hirschfeld Theater “next season,” meaning …read more!



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