"Bullshit, Harry Potter." Read more here, and find the campaign here. Noma Dumezweni, who originated the stage version of Hermione in the original London and Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, narrates Harry’s zoo trip, where it becomes … Jack Thorne Interview on Pop Culture Confidential, Had such a wonderful time talking to the great @jackthorne abt writing his new series #TheEddy (#Netflix) dir by #DamienChazelle. The producers of Cursed Child posted an update recently, informing theater-goers of the current status of San Francisco and Broadway productions. Linfred was given the nickname 'Potterer', which over the years was corrupted into 'Potter'. Familiar cyan eyes stared at him in utter love and wonder and it felt amazing and almost too much. Harry is awakened one morning by his aunt, Petunia, telling him to tend to the bacon immediately, because it is Dudley’s birthday and everything must be perfect. "On a scale from one to Voldemort..?" #HarryPotterAtHomehttps://t.co/7rsZW8MTV8pic.twitter.com/FdrWhLssM2, — Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) May 8, 2020. To those that wonder why there was no magic used during the brief encounter with Nightmare Moon, the honest answer is I forgot. The Harry Potter At Home surprises continue! Advertised as a great Mother’s Day surprise, this would be a magical surprise for anyone at ANY time. Outer Critics Circle Awards Announce Honorees. Scribbulus is THE place for Leaky Cauldron readers to submit their essays and opinion pieces! Sonia Friedman Productions also received various honors at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Helena Bonham Carter is reading a Shakespeare sonnet to save a London theatre. The … Noma. Donations can be made here! Earlier this week it was announced that the Harry Potter at Home initiative would be cracking open a book for a … and how it influenced his life and writing, his collaboration on stage production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, his ability to move easily among genres and more. "Oh, yeah?" Though enduringly popular, the language can be admittedly tricky, especially for younger readers, so schoolchildren were invited to email them at [email protected] or share questions with the hashtag #RSCHomeworkHelp on Twitter or Instagram by Sunday. Looking for a last minute Mother’s Day gift? A/N: Welcome to the second chapter, hopefully it gets just as positive a response as the first chapter. The Cursed Child cast participated in digital show Broadway Does Mother’s Day, Jack Thorne was a guest on Pop Culture Confidential and Dumezweni and David Tennant joined the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Homework Help initiative. Posted on Friday, May 8th, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui. New information on performances affected by COVID-19. "McGonagall could use all the help she could get to minimise the possibility of someone being murdered at the dinner table." The initiative kicked off last week and, according to Leaky’s previous report, all 17 chapters of J.K. Rowling’s first entry in the epic fantasy series will be read and streamed online for free. Leading actors, including well-known names such as Patrick Stewart and Tamsin Greig, are helping students with questions about Shakespeare’s famous plays. Black’s gaunt face broke into the first true smile Harry had seen upon it. That night, at the police station, when the Alistair’s adopted him, they took him home. Three families of Harry Potter fans, with help from a surprise cameo appearance, read Chapter Seventeen: ‘The Man with Two Faces’ for Harry Potter At Home. Check out the link in my bio. A/N: in case anyone wonders why the first chapter looked more like a rough draft than a chapter, it actually was a first draft. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. Check out all the details here and get your very own cameo from James Snyder. James Snyder, star of Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is now available for cameos. 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Don’t miss out on the chance to experience the magic of Potter anew during the pandemic–while fans can’t go to the theater, favorite stars can bring the joy of live performance home to you! ?? The Harry Potter At Home project is an initiative developed by Wizarding World Digital and J.K. Rowling’s agents The Blair Partnership, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The family took on the simplified nickname as a surname, thus leading to future generations calling themselves Potter.The Potters were also descended from the Peverell family, through Iolanthe Peverell, and therefore were r… In other news, members of the Broadway cast of Cursed Child made a special appearance as part of the Broadway Does Mother’s Day digital variety show on Sunday, May 10 to celebrate mothers and benefit the Broadway Cares Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. Dumezweni follows Daniel Radcliffe himself, who fittingly read Chapter 1, “The Boy Who Lived,” for rapt fans, young and old. “Up! Partnering with Wizarding World are Warner Bros. Bloomsbury, Scholastic and Pottermore Publishing. San Francisco performances are postponed through July 5, while Broadway performances are postponed through June 7. Noma Dumezweni, the actress who originated the role of the adult Hermione Granger-Weasley in the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has been tapped to read Chapter 2, “The Vanishing Glass,” of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the Harry Potter-at-Home initiative launched by Wizarding World Digital. Moms love me. +much more! Read the interview here. The initiative includes an open license to teachers allowing them to post recordings of themselves reading the Harry Potter stories onto educational platforms and networks. Yet Harry Potter was still there, asleep at the moment, but not for long. Harry Potter fans new and returning can expect a stellar and eclectic cast of narrators and some very special cameo appearances. David Tennant, known to fans for his portrayal of Barty Crouch, Jr. in the Harry Potter film series, joined Cursed Child star Noma Dumezweni and Harry Potter‘s David Bradley to launch the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Homework Help initiative. D aniel Daniel Radcliffe reads the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone, as part of Harry Potter At Home, which will be available until 31st December 2020. Radcliffe read chapter one, "The Boy Who Lived," in a video for the "Harry Potter At Home" project, which dropped on May 5. Thorne also talked sci-fi fan favorite E.T.