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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child fan reactions

The first preview of ”Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” has now taken place, but fans are still keeping schtum on all the secrets

Daisy Bowie-Sell

Daisy Bowie-Sell

| London | London's West End |

8 June 2016

The front of the Palace Theatre, where Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will run.
The front of the Palace Theatre, where Harry Potter and the Cursed Child runs.
© Peter Gibbons
Last night saw fans queuing round the block to get into the first preview of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. We interviewed fans ahead of the show, which you can watch here.

Here's some first hand reactions from social media about the show (we're keeping all the secrets, of course).

First off, they gave out badges

— Snap: missstaceyvee (@MissStaceyVee) 8 June 2016

Then everyone went a little mad when this was released

— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) 7 June 2016

JK Rowling was happy that the audience were keeping schtum

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 8 June 2016

There was an owl malfunction

— Josh Grisetti (@JoshGrisetti) 7 June 2016

This fan was up all night

— Sophie Gadd (@sophie_gadd) 8 June 2016

Lots of people asked JK if the show could come to them

— Rich (@WUnionjersey73) June 7, 2016

This guy seemed happy

— Fraser Maxwell (@fjmaxwell) 7 June 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child runs at the Palace Theatre until 2017.

Head to our Harry Potter Guide for all you need to know about the show

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