Fans Are Having Very Intense Reactions To The Preview Of ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’
Some people can't stop crying and others are drinking heavily. Yay?
Last night Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part One opened in London, and it appears that the first preview screening was a success! Well, maybe. The opening night spectators seemed pretty overcome with emotion (think the ending of Goblet of Fire-type of emotion. People are upset!).
Without spoilers, here are a few pictures of the set-up of the stage:
So, the opening stage looks like this. I'll shut up now #CursedChild #HarryPotter pic.twitter.com/mnn5jRy8a3
— Chris Deeley (@ThatChris1209) June 7, 2016
30 more minutes!!! #CursedChild @HPPlayLDN pic.twitter.com/gHHSl1fCij
— MuggleNet Live! (@MuggleNetLive) June 7, 2016
Apparently there was pyrotechnics. Wow! Perhaps they have something do with Seamus Finnigan?
Well this sounds exciting #CursedChild pic.twitter.com/yadTiS6Y2P
— MuggleNet Live! (@MuggleNetLive) June 7, 2016
There were also live owls! That seems dangerous with all the pyrotechnics, but maybe that just makes it more exciting.
#HarryPotter #CursedChild 1st preview blooper! No spoilers, but… An owl just got loose in the theatre. ? Intermission owl hunt backstage!
— Josh Grisetti (@JoshGrisetti) June 7, 2016
J.K. Rowling requested that everyone #KeepTheSecrets of the play in a very emotional video on Twitter, because she knows that shaming people is the best way to get anything done on the internet.
We simply want everyone who’s bought a ticket to #CursedChild to enjoy the onstage surprises #KeepTheSecrets https://t.co/0Vbl3zwN6b
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2016
Just to make sure none of you fucking Muggles were overcome with the impulse to tweet spoilers, they were giving out actual badges in the theatre as well.
#KeepTheSecrets pic.twitter.com/JX2oJcvdLG
— MuggleNet Live! (@MuggleNetLive) June 7, 2016
All in all, the reaction to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part One is largely positive. Although, without giving anything away, fans do seem to be very emotional about whatever happens at the end. Like, very sad… or happy? Everyone is extra hyperbolic on the internet, so it’s sometimes hard to tell.
Search #CursedChild on Twitter, and you’ll find a scrolling feed of crying gifs and vague exclamations like ‘NO WORDS’. Which is a good sign, I guess?
Holy. Mother. Of God. #CursedChild
— David Trejo (@davidtplays) June 7, 2016
@jk_rowling YOU. ARE. CRAZY. BUT I TRUST YOU, I TRUST YOU #CursedChild
— ju (@JKRiordan13) June 8, 2016
All I will say is that was potentially the best thing I have ever seen… @HPPlayLDN #CursedChild #KeepTheSecrets pic.twitter.com/dbh37nKo2n
— Fraser Maxwell (@fjmaxwell) June 7, 2016
I need a fucking drink after reading about the #CursedChild. Thank god for @JackDaniels_US Downhome Punch.
— Elizabeth (@ElizabethM170) June 8, 2016
In the interval now. It's beyond anything we have imagined #CursedChild
— MuggleNet Live! (@MuggleNetLive) June 7, 2016
No spoilers but so far, #CursedChild is absolutely amazing and everything I ever wanted ✨
— tyler (@_tylerjohn) June 7, 2016
second intermission update:
have cried about 3 times
— ellie bate (@eleanorbate) June 7, 2016
I went looking for #CursedChild spoilers and found them and I'm not too thrilled. :/
— Lindsay Ariel (@Rinji_moon) June 8, 2016
It's the interval at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Stage magic in this show is wonderful. Unbelievable. And @imogenheap music great.
— Joe Utichi (@joeutichi) June 7, 2016
Of course, some Harry Potter fans are still in denial that this thing exists. It’ll probably take a lot more than pyrotechnics to alohomora their hearts.
the cursed child doesn't exist it's just another fanfiction that they're calling a book .
— vicky (@moffysummers) June 8, 2016
The preview of Part Two will take place in a couple of days, so tread carefully if you want to avoid any Cursed Child spoilers. The script will be available to buy on July 31 (I’ve already pre-ordered mine, please don’t judge me).