Harry Potter News

‘Cursed Child’ To Premiere in Tokyo Summer 2022!

Feb 13, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is becoming a truly global phenomenon, and, it seems, will continue to awe more theaters across the globe–the production is set to expand to Tokyo in Summer 2022! Announced by producers Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender, Harry Potter Theatrical Productions and Japanese partners TBS and HoriPro, and the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG). …read more!

LeakyCon Orlando and LeakyCon Denver Open Call For Programming

Feb 13, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Conventions, Events, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, LeakyCon, News

Have a Wizarding World hot take you want to discuss? A Potter panel you think needs to happen at LeakyCon? A magical topic you want to see debated amongst fans or a subject you’d like to facilitate a workshop on? Now’s your chance to make your idea a reality–the LeakyCon 2020 call for programming is now open! Do …read more!

David Tennant returns to London’s West End!

Feb 12, 2020

Posted by: Becki Osborne

Actor Interviews, BigNews, Events, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Isaacs, Media, Misc, News, Tennant, Theater, West End

David Tennant, the Scottish actor best know for his roles as Barty Crouch Jr in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Dr Who‘s Tenth Doctor and most recently, Crowley in Amazon Prime’s Good Omens, will return to London’s West End for a limited 10-week run of Cecil Philip Taylor’s original play, Good. Set in the 1930’s, Good …read more!

You can now add Yiddish to the languages into which the Harry Potter books have been translated

Feb 11, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Books, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Publishers, Translations

As reported in Jewish newspaper The Forward, the First Edition of the Yiddish translation of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, comprising 1,000 copies, sold out within two days of publication, with orders coming in from the United States, Israel, Poland, Sweden, Morocco, Australia, and China.  1,000 copies may not sound like very many, given the typical …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: Celebrating Harry Potter Book Night, Award Wins For Wizarding World Alumni Projects & More

Feb 11, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Broadbent, Heyman, HP Cast, Kravitz, Miller, News, Producers

Over the past week, we’ve celebrated Harry Potter Book Night with an extra surprise, as MinaLima revealed their own full-color illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, complete with interactive pop-outs, coming this October. We also saw new audio recordings released in relation to the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard case, a Harry Potter quote being used in …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Daniel Radcliffe Talks ‘Endgame’ in Voices Off Q&A, Trailer Released for Anthony Boyle’s ‘Plot Against America’ and More!

Feb 10, 2020

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Anthony Boyle, BigNews, Bonham Carter, Bonham Carter Interviews, Broadway, Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, Media, Miller, News, Noma Dumezweni, Radcliffe, Radcliffe Interviews, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week’s theater news may be eclipsed by the Academy Awards, but golden statues notwithstanding, there are some exciting developments for Potter alums connected to the industry. Daniel Radcliffe will join Endgame costars in a Voices Off Q&A about the production, the trailer for HBO’s The Plot Against America, featuring Cursed Child’s Anthony Boyle, released …read more!

NEW “Philosopher’s Stone” edition illustrated & signed by MinaLima available for pre-order!

Feb 06, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Art, BigNews, Bloomsbury, Books, Books - Release Dates, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, MinaLima, News

We wish we had a Time-Turner that we could use to jump ahead to October 20 and get a sneak peek at the new edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone featuring the iconic styling of MinaLima. According to MinaLima’s website: With brilliant full-colour illustrations on nearly every page, this new edition also includes eight …read more!

Muggle lawmaker quotes Harry Potter during impeachment trial

Feb 06, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Fandom, Legal, Misc, News

Priori Incantato would clear up so much. In magical law enforcement, the spell “Priori Incantato” reveals the last spell cast by a wand. Amos Diggory used it at the Quidditch World Cup Final to ascertain that Harry’s wand had indeed been used to conjure the Dark Mark that had appeared in the sky over the …read more!

Audio Recordings Released Ahead of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Legal Battle Prompts #JusticeForJohnnyDepp To Trend

Feb 05, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Depp, Fantastic Beasts Movie, HP Cast, News

New evidence appears to have emerged in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard domestic abuse case, prompting #JusticeForJohnnyDepp to trend on Twitter. Audio recordings appear to suggest Heard once struck Fantastic Beasts‘s Depp, who plays dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, as well as photos and alleged testimonials related to the complex case which has seen Depp deny claims of abuse and insist Heard …read more!

Fishy Green Ale Now Available at Universal Studios Hollywood!

Feb 05, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

News, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Fans can now catch a Fishy Green Ale at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter! The drink is described as a “creamy mint drink with cinnamon notes and tasty blueberry “fish eggs””, and is now available at Three Broomsticks. The drink has been available at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando …read more!



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