Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:42 am
Did they start the audition process for this?
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Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:08 pm
Not that I know of, but if anyone knows anything please please post on here as I have a boy who will be 11 next year who looks just right and would love this!
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:25 pm
I also have a dd who is keen to audition! Does anyone know anything please?
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 5:58 pm
I've booked our tickets. We are seeing part I and II on the same day, only 343 days to go!
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 11:16 am
I believe they are using young adults to play the kids. What a shame.
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:56 pm
I have heard that as well. All the characters are older teens so they will use young adults - no licensed kids
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:41 pm
Articles I have read mention Albus Potter being 11. I really hope they don't get an adult to play him...
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:16 pm
Harry's kids aren't older teens if they are starting Hogwarts! They would be 11. I really hope
they use kids as it would be totally spoilt. The only theatre I did think using adults was acceptable was in Hetty Feather which DID work!!!
However they used young adults for thr ensemble in Bugsy Malone and it was such a shame! We will have to wait and see.
they use kids as it would be totally spoilt. The only theatre I did think using adults was acceptable was in Hetty Feather which DID work!!!
However they used young adults for thr ensemble in Bugsy Malone and it was such a shame! We will have to wait and see.
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:02 am
I see they have announced the cast for the grown up Harry, Hermione and Ron http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35149864
I am delighted they have gone for colour blind casting and given Hermione to a black actor. I have ranted on NAPM before about more needing to be done about it in the West End. Broadway is much better at it. So well done
I am delighted they have gone for colour blind casting and given Hermione to a black actor. I have ranted on NAPM before about more needing to be done about it in the West End. Broadway is much better at it. So well done
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 8:07 am
Yes Broadway are better,Fantine was black in Les Miserables when we saw it this year and it didn't make one tiny bit of difference, nor should it.
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:33 pm
Any more news on this one?
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 7:15 pm
They are doing auditions through agents, but the children they call don't know anything of the carachter they are seen for 
The audition is run like an hour workshop.
The audition is run like an hour workshop.Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 11:44 pm
Do you know what playing age range they are seeing ?
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:40 am
they didn't give any information at all, but it looks like there will be children involved. my friend's dd is a 11 years old young looking.
Re: Harry Potter coming to West End
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:14 pm
The child I know who has been is 12 - no details at all - no specific script