Preview: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Palace

"How is that even possible?!"


Well it's finally here, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2 have landed at the Palace Theatre in a blaze of insane publicity and media coverage desperate for a touch of that JK Rowling magic to drive web traffic. In some ways, I'm no different (hence this post!) but in one crucial way I do have the advantage - I'm one of the lucky audience members who has now seen both shows, along with the one and only scene-stealing appearance of Sprocket the owl.

It's no secret that Rowling is asking people to #KeepTheSecrets and there's always an interesting tension about whether or not one should observe an embargo when you've paid for your ticket (a whole £10 per show too, we weren't going crazy!). So for now, I'm leaving you with this little collection of teasers about some of my favourite things from the show and be warned, they do increase in mild spoilerishness (mostly about staging, the final E is the one to avoid if you're not sure...forgive me JK!).


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Running time: Part 1 - 2 hours 45 minutes (with interval); Part 2 - 2 hours 35 minutes (with interval)
Booking until the end of all time, most probably.



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