mollydotw: Seeing The Cursed Child Play

Calling all Harry Potter fans!!

If you're not a HP fan but enjoy looking at pleasing pictures of London city then stick around...but heads up this is a full on nerd-out session.

Four words,

The.Cursed.Child.Play,

IT WAS AMAZING.

Blog post done!

Ha, no but in all seriousness this play is utterly brilliant and an absolute must-see.

I bought the tickets for me and my boyfriend over a year ago after sitting in the queue online watching my place of 12,000 get nearer and nearer to the front.

(I eventually had to leave my laptop and go to work - leaving my Mum at home with my debit card and strict instructions not to look away in case she missed the slot - bless her).

After receiving a text from my Mum at work telling me she'd managed to get tickets, the wait started for January 2017 to come around - and it was SO worth it.

I was super paranoid about turning up late as I had got an email stating very severely that late-comers are not allowed in (understandably) so I dragged my boyfriend out of bed at 5:30am and we were on the road by 6am.

We live about 3-4 hours away from London and the first part of the play didn't start until 2pm, but it's always better to be early..right? Even if we did turn up a total of 3 hours early haha.

But this gave us plenty of time to find the car parking space we'd reserved (yes, I was THAT organised), get the tickets from the Box Office and take a cute photo in front of the theatre - plus as it was smack bang in the centre of London we were brave and decided to have a little look around the city as well.

London for me has turned from being one of the scariest places to visit and even think about walking around and visiting to being the prettiest and most amazing city I've ever been too.

We didn't get too look around too much or for too long as we had to be back to queue to get into the theatre but what we did get to see has got me so excited to be going back in February for my birthday!

All the buildings still have that old fashioned style to them and the streets are crammed full of theatres and high end shops and more affordable shops.

We took a little trip to Oxford Street too and nipped into Primark (would be rude not too right!?) and it was HUGE and definitely the best one I have been in.

The theatre itself was breath taking.

Inside it was grand and still had a traditional feel.

The stair case leading to the different levels was huge, and once inside the actual stage room all the seats were red velvet and the walls and stands golden and just so pretty.

Harry Potter is well known for its detail in each film and the way every tiny little thing is thought of - and this was the same for the play too.

I can't say much as you are told to 'Keep The Secrets' once watching the play so it's not spoiled for anybody else, which I think is an amazing idea and theres so many 'how did they do that!' moments during the play that it definitely would not be the same if you went in knowing what to expect.

But if you have tickets already or are planning on trying to get some, (check out the HP play Twitter page as they do release forty tickets on a Friday I think it is as it has now completely sold out) make sure you look at even the walls of the stage room as you wouldn't believe the detail and effort that has been put in to make the experience truly memorable. (Tip - be SURE to take extra care in looking at the gift shop between Parts 1 and 2, there may be a few changes you won't want too miss).

All in all the whole couple of days of travelling up to London, seeing the city and the play, watching the actors and being blown away with the quality of their acting (Anthony Boyle that played Scorpius Malfoy was particularly amazing) and something I'll never forget - to be honest the play was last week and I still can't stop thinking about it haha.

I'm assuming this play will be in the theatre for a few years yet and I'm desperate to go again if I can, but all you fellow Harry Potter fans out there you MUST see this.

It will honestly blow your mind.

Molly

xox

P.S whilst sat in the theatre waiting for Part 2 to start I tweeted JK Rowling and during the interval as I was queuing for the toilets a notification popped up to say she had liked my tweet!

WHAT AN AMAZING DAY!

;)