Harry Potter coming to West End

heard a rumor or got some gossip?

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Did they start the audition process for this?
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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!
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I also have a dd who is keen to audition! Does anyone know anything please?
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I've booked our tickets. We are seeing part I and II on the same day, only 343 days to go!
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I believe they are using young adults to play the kids. What a shame.
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I have heard that as well. All the characters are older teens so they will use young adults - no licensed kids
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Articles I have read mention Albus Potter being 11. I really hope they don't get an adult to play him...
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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.
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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 =D> =D> =D>
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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.
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Any more news on this one?
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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.
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Do you know what playing age range they are seeing ?
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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.
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The child I know who has been is 12 - no details at all - no specific script
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