'Cursed Child': See Hogwarts Photo, Read the Early (Rave) Reviews
The mischief is not being managed over in London, it is just getting started! "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" opened Part One for previews Tuesday night, with Part Two on Thursday. Fans have been glowing about the play online, although most have been carefully following Queen J.K. Rowling's request to #KeeptheSecrets and not share plot spoilers.
Before retweeting fan reactions, the official Harry Potter Play account tweeted a photo of the stage-version of Hogwarts, with young Rose Granger-Weasley (Cherrelle Skeete) looking ready to be sorted. (You've seen all of the first look photos of the Potters, Weasley-Grangers, and Malfoys, right?)
The first public preview of #HarryPotterPlay#CursedChild has just started. Welcome to Hogwarts! #KeepTheSecretspic.twitter.com/cnDYxkUC7m
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) June 7, 2016
Here are just a few reactions to Part One:
I just saw the best thing I've ever witnessed on stage, I would pay the full price of a ticket just to experience that one bit again
— Aislinn (@Ginger_Pig) June 7, 2016
@jk_rowling@HPPlayLDN GASP GASP GASP GASP!!!
The fans will LOVE it!!
This just raised the bar for the Whole West End #KeepTheSecrets ✨⚡️????— Karl Booton (@karlbooton) June 7, 2016
Well, @HPPlayLDN was SO much more than I was expecting. Excited to see part two. pic.twitter.com/e5K8DPIirz
— Laura Sorensen (@laurajsorensen) June 7, 2016
@HPPlayLDN that was phenomenal - bring on pt 2! 1 of the smartest shows on the west end. Such a lovely continuation of HP! #KeepTheSecrets
— Natasha O'Neill (@natashaoh) June 7, 2016
As a Potter nut @HPPlayLDN was EVERYTHING. pic.twitter.com/gZyYpSmxZh
— James Nowell (@jcnowell) June 7, 2016
. @jk_rowling part one was sooooooo good last night! Can it be tomorrow already?? Thank you so much!!! #CursedChild#HarryPotter
— Chandra T (@chandrex) June 8, 2016
If you don't want #CursedChild spoilers, avoid @Hypable. #Wormtaily.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 8, 2016
So, reaction to first preview was... wonderful. Feedback is fans really do want to #KeepTheSecrets for each other's sake. #DontBeWormtail
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 8, 2016
It's so hard to be happy for these fans instead of just pouting with jealousy like Ron circa book four.
There are spoilers out there for people who want to track them down, but it's more magical to wait for the script book to come out, and Pottermore shared details on what fans can expect from the initial Special Rehearsal Edition script and the later Definitive Edition.
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