Follow the glitz and glam from the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opening day at Princess Theatre
The much-anticipated Harry Potter play opens in Melbourne this afternoon to a star-studded audience, with famous faces flocking to the red carpet at the Princess Theatre.
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The much-anticipated play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opens in Melbourne this afternoon to a star-studded audience.
The city’s celebrity royalty is rubbing shoulders with politicians and theatre stars on the red carpet at the Princess Theatre.
They will then be treated to five hours of theatre wizardry unlike anything seen before in Melbourne.
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Peter Helliar, Jennifer Keyte, Jane Kennedy, Olympia Valance and Premier Daniel Andrews are among the guest list.
Bert Newton did not attend, as expected, but his wife, Patti, came with her grandson Sam.
There are high hopes the two-part extravaganza will weave its magic across the city
When it opened in New York last year, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child smashed box office records for the highest single-week gross reported by a non-musical in Broadway history.
The play, written by Jack Thorne and Harry Potter author JK Rowling, is presented in two parts, and runs for five hours in total.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child picks up where the books and movies left off, and finds Harry coming to terms with fatherhood almost 20 years later.
The Princess Theatre is booked for at least two years to stage the spectacular, with audiences treated to an immersive theatre experience.
Just stunning! @HPPlayAUS, Part Two about to start at the Princess Theatre. pic.twitter.com/amQlyasoU3
— Melbourne, Australia (@Melbourne) February 23, 2019
Loving Harry Potter and the Cursed Child @HPPlayAus opening night at the beautiful Princess Theatre - bring on act 2. Incredible staging, effects and performances #KeepTheSecrets pic.twitter.com/7vDBID15Zb
— Prue Ryan (@prueryan) February 23, 2019
1/4 into @HPPlayAUS and I’m already utterly hooked. So much suspense and humour, and the staging tricks are just stunning. @jk_rowling has delivered yet again. #42yopotterfanboy #keepthesecrets #seriouslythoughbooknowitsthatgood
— Dom Knight (@domknight) February 23, 2019
It’s time @HPPlayAUS! https://t.co/nVAJWGK6xa
— Michael Cassel Group (@michaelcassel) February 23, 2019
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