The Harry Potter fandom has longed for more information on Harry Potter’s world ever since The Deathly Hallows was published almost 9 years ago. So it is no surprise that the pre-orders for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have been staggering. According to Digital Journal The company states that the new book has sold more …read more!

Being the son of The Boy Who Lived isn’t always easy according to Sam Clemmett, the actor portraying Albus Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Clemmett goes as far as to describe the relationship between Harry and his middle child as “fractious”, and being that Harry Potter is as famous in the Wizarding …read more!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been captivating preview audiences in London over the past month, but those of us who haven’t been able to make it yet have (mostly) been kept in the dark regarding the play’s plot and – more importantly – the atmosphere of the production. Set Designer Christine Jones revealed the …read more!

Since the announcement of the casting choices for the trio in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, there has been much discussion surrounding the casting of Noma Dumezweni as Hermione. Many fans have welcomed Dumezweni with open arms, but some have been very vocal in their disappointment with the choice to cast a woman of color in a …read more!

Palace Theatre may already look dressed to the nines in Cursed Child decor, but, after reservations on the part of Westminster Council, plans have been approved for the Cursed Child Theatre to hang Hogwarts’ house banners out front.   The Stage reports that Westminster Council were concerned about house banners compromising the appearance of the area: “As previously reported by The …read more!

Pottermore has posted a quick video of annotations that J.K. Rowling made on the cast photo of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Pottermore further speculates what the annotations could mean. Some of the comments are directly related to the casting of Cursed Child. “Loving Draco and Scorpius– They actually look related!” Rowling is impressed …read more!

Recently, BBC News interviewed Harry Potter and the Cursed Child show-makers J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne on the making of the play. Interviewer Will Gompertz starts by asking about the process of three people co-writing one play.  After many discussions between the three creators, the story of Cursed Child was fleshed out and ready for writing. John Tiffany explains: …read more!

Yesterday, the official Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Twitter account tweeted this photo of Ron (Paul Thornley), Draco (Alex Price), and Harry (Jamie Parker) in anticipation of the first public preview of Part 2 of the play.   The first public preview of Part Two of #HarryPotterPlay #CursedChild is about to begin. #KeepTheSecrets pic.twitter.com/7i00Aw1n2C — …read more!

As Leaky stated on all of its social media, we will be honoring J.K. Rowling and the cast and crew of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s wishes to “Keep the Secrets.” We will not be reporting on any content of Cursed Child, but we will share any small details that Pottermore–J.K. Rowling’s website–deems acceptable …read more!

Last week, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany–both co-writers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child alongside J.K. Rowling–sat down with producers, actors, and other major forces in the play’s production for a roundtable discussion. The participants talked about the story’s conception, the decision to tell the story in play format, and–naturally–the difficulty of avoiding spoilers.   …read more!