‘There’s so much magic!’: how we made Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Key context: <p>‘The ripple of energy and anticipation from the audience was almost visual. It was like opening a new Star Wars film – I didn’t hear a phone go off once’</p><p>My initial response when I was asked if I was interested in the role was confusion – I felt a bit long in the tooth to play a teenager. I had read the first Harry Potter book and seen a few of the movies, but was just past the right age when it was all kicking off. I didn’t know that there was the coda in the final book that places the action 19 years later, and that’s where the play would be picking up from.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jul/27/how-we-made-harry-potter-cursed-child-magic-illusion-jamie-harrison-jamie-parker">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
‘The ripple of energy and anticipation from the audience was almost visual. It was like opening a new Star Wars film – I didn’t hear a phone go off once’My initial response when I was asked if I was interested in the role was confusion – I felt a bit long in the tooth to play a teenager. I had read the first Harry Potter book and seen a few of the movies, but was just past the right age when it was all kicking off. I didn’t know that there was the coda in the final book that places the action 19 years later, and that’s where the play would be picking up from. Continue reading...
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