If anybody tells you “There’s no such thing as magic!” then they’ve not seen Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The theatre show in London West End is still going strong successfully. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is set 19 years after the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, epilogue where you see the characters take their own children to platform 9 3/4. I’m not going to spoil the show, as they tell you to #keepthesecrets. After seeing the show I wouldn’t want to spoil it for someone else. Here’s my experience of seeing the show.
The play is split into two parts, and talking to friends we knew would be tough for us to see both parts on one day. We booked it on separate days, so we booked it on a Wednesday and Friday in March to celebrate my partner’s birthday that week, but it didn’t go slightly to plan.
We got the tube into London and made our way to the iconic theatre. We walked into the theatre, picked up a programme, and made out way to our seats. When we got there our tickets were rather tight space. I started to panic, and we walked away from the seats on the balcony. We spoke with an usher, and they said we might be able to change our tickets. We went to the box office, and they could, so we swapped our seats and paid £20 difference. It was so worth it as the seats were amazing and we had clearer view. If your going to see the show, and you are tall and don’t like cramp seats, I would not recommend the balcony on the top floor. Pay the extra money and get a clearer view.
We sat down and watched part 1 and was blown away by the acting and the magic which was happening in front of me. The story of the show and the props brought the book to life. By the end of the show, the cliff-hanger left us in suspense and I was ready to watch part 2. As we were leaving it felt very strange to me that the cast didn’t do bows. I understand the reason why but I wanted to show my appreciation.
Due to my partner getting ill and the theatre having no tickets we ended up with a 52-day gap. By the time we went to see part 2, we had to remind ourselves of what had happened. I had to look this up on the internet, the webpage I wrote had spoilers for part two. We took our seats and waited for it to begin.
Like part one, the magic and how they perform this on stage blew my mind. What I loved the most, was the stage had a part that spun. They were able to use this in a way it felt like they were running around Hogwarts. Combined with the lights, the props, and the music, your eyes were constantly distracted. Each act was short and precise, so you were not listening to the actors for a long time due to the pace of the show. The actors brought the loved Harry Potter characters their own, but you recognised each one due to the body behaviour and lines they spoke. I personally thought Hermione was the best, her quick wit and one liners made her my favourite. Not to give too much away, but the Polyjuice portion was the best magic trick!
What blew my mind was having something new to watch which was Harry Potter related. I forgot how it felt at that moment. Harry Potter has become something comforting to me, having seen the movie countless times and listened to the audiobooks. If you’re a Potter nerd and you have not seen the show I would highly recommend you to go see the show. Just don’t wait 52 days between each part, think about how long you sit in the theatre for and pay for the upgrade!
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