The magic is back: Harry Potter play hits London stage
31 July 2016 3:53 PM IST31 July 2016 3:53 PM IST
After nearly eight weeks of well-received preview performances, London's Palace Theatre hosted the opening gala on Saturday.
Harry Potter fans were buzzing with excitement Saturday as \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\", a stage play that imagines the fictional boy wizard as a grown-up father of three, opened in London.- \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\" is currently sold out, but another 250,000 tickets are set to go on sale next week as the play's run has been extended until December 2017.
- Like many of his fans, Potter has now grown up and has three children with his wife Ginny Weasley, the sister of his friend Ron.
- Set 19 years after the events of Rowling's seventh and final book, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", the play sees a grown-up Potter working at the Ministry of Magic.
- Arriving for the opening gala, creator J.K. Rowling told the Press Association she was \"so happy\" that fans had heeded her pleas to keep the plot a secret, and said she hoped the play would one day appear on Broadway.
- The theatre show is written by English screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne, based on an original story co-written with Rowling and the play's director John Tiffany.
- Several hundred fans, many dressed as the wizard, snaked down famous London street Piccadilly waiting to get their hands on a copy, bringing traffic to a slowdown and attracting bemused looks from tourists.
- After nearly eight weeks of well-received preview performances, London's Palace Theatre hosted the opening gala as the general public strapped themselves in for a new adventure in the saga that has captivated millions around the globe.
Harry Potter fans were buzzing with excitement Saturday as \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\", a stage play that imagines the fictional boy wizard as a grown-up father of three, opened in London.
After nearly eight weeks of well-received preview performances, London's Palace Theatre hosted the opening gala on Saturday.
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