Palace Theatre to get Hogwarts makeover

Westminster Council has approved plans for the Palace Theatre to hang Hogwarts banners in front of the theatre showing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

The Stage has reported that the council gave permission for four banners to be put outside the Palace Theatre in the house colours of Hogwarts.

There were reservations from the council, which said banners would be 'discordant' but plans were given the green light after admitting that the proposals were in line with policies.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened in previews last week, with fans coming from all over the world to see the first showings of the two plays.

JK Rowling has been urging fans to 'keep the secret', so that no details of the plot were given away. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II take up where the seventh book finished in JK Rowling's saga about the boy wizard.

The new episode in the Harry Potter story has been split into two plays. The plays have been written by Jack Thorne and will be directed by John Tiffany.

The plays follow the trials of Harry Potter who works in the Ministry of Magic with a wife and three kids nineteen years later. His youngest son, Albus, is struggling with his family legacy.

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