The first preview of the new "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" play debuted in London on Tuesday night, almost 10 years after the release of the last book of the world-famous series. (I was lucky enough to snag tickets to opening night).
This is what the 1,500 fans saw when they entered the Palace Theatre:
The play — written by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany — follows the adventures of the children of some of the books' main characters.
Harry Potter, Ron and Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, as well as Draco Malfoy are all back and alongside their children delighted the Palace Theatre crowds with over two hours of magic.
The awestruck fans, who had queued around the block, punctuated the play with claps, laughter, and gasps from the audience, as the play brought them back to Hogwarts and revealed a slew of amazing details about the daily lives of Harry Potter and his family and friends.
The preview's only malfunction was the owl (yes, there is a live owl delivering messages in the theatre) getting away and refusing to return to its handler for a while.
Tuesday night was part one of the play and the first outing of part two will take place on Thursday night.
The play officially starts on July 30, and the script of the play will be released on July 31. Until then, we will Keep The Secrets.
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