Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - SPOILER THREAD

So the cursed child isn't Albus but Scorpius. I'm assuming Harry isn't going to stay dead for long because of the time travel aspect.

How is Noma as Hermione and Paul as Ron?

Makes me actually want to see this.. I guess by the time I get to London I would've forgotten all the spoilers ha so there's that. Lucky it's going to be open for a while.

Oh what house is Rose sorted into? Is it Ravenclaw?

Yes, that one, and of course that's why it's there but I felt it went on too long and it was nothing new. I could have been watching Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone at that point. I much preferred the second one. Yes, the fingers were a bit strange but I liked Petunia's treatment of Harry.

Gryffindor.

Does Luna and Rolf Scamander appear at all? I'm assuming it's just the Potters, Granger-Weasley and Malfoys who appear as main characters otherwise it'd be too overstuffed.

I'm guessing Hermione is the breadwinner if she's Minister of Magic, wonder what job Ron got? Can't imagine it's a Auror like Harry.

That's true.

Talking of Ron, I think the actor playing him is perfect, I loved all the versions of Ron we've seen.


That's the one that I find surprising, it doesn't even seem like he exists, I'm sure he does but it seems strange.

For those of us that were there, who are Craig Bowker, Polly Chapman and Yann Fredericks. Is Polly the girl that was in the library and ssshhed them? I remember hearing her name but can't remember when or who she is. I'm guessing all 3 are more important in the second half or have I missed something?

Really? I thought she was a student, wasn't she in school uniform? The one sitting at the back on the right, the last one to leave. Oh well, I'm sure we'll know who is who by the end of Thursday.


Roles including the Sorting Hat.

Wasn't Umbridge put into Azkaban at the end of Deathly Hallows? I assume she's been released since then. Least favourite character in the series although Imelda Staunton did the character justice in the films, who plays her in the play?

Is it almost all set at Hogwarts and the Ministry then? I wondered if the extended Weasley family (all the other cousins from JKR's Weasley family tree who are at Hogwarts with Albus, for example) might make an appearance but it doesn't sound as if they do?

Wasn't sure about seeing this (I like my own idea of post-Epilogue canon!) but I am now intrigued. Will still wait to read the script though I think, some of the characterisation doesn't sound as if it will sit well with me...

I didn't want to post spoilers, but I need to release. HOLY C**p what it good.

Several audible, collective gasps from the audience and what an ending. It was just too much. I had my own idea of how Part 1 would end. I imagine Voldemort would be back, but this was better and I have absolutely not idea where it could go.

It's Harry Potter but not how any of us imagined him

Gorgeous set, beautiful designed and there's so much of it.

The illusions were just…incredible. The Polyjuice potion scene was particularly impressive, though Bane's appearance drew a massive gasp. So many characters explored and they ALL appear onstage.

I am beyond excited for Thursday! Jamie Parker is incredible; as are Noma and Paul. Sam as Albus is an absolute star -expect great things from him.

Was it actually a real owl? I was convinced, from my seat in the Upper, that it was somehow mechanical, but it then it flew back at the wrong time, so I wasn't sure!