This is one that is a little out of the ordinary for me, a Play review. I guess, it is also a book review, but fresh in my mind is the play as I went to Melbourne on the weekend to watch it.
The next saga from JK Rowling’s Harry Potter universe. I read the screenplay as a book years ago, and I remember after reading it, feeling really underwhelmed. the story didn’t hook me, and none of the characters were that great. Even Harry, Hermione and Ron were not the heroes I always thought they were. I had to remind myself that it wasn’t intended to be a book and that’s why it didn’t grab me, and I must admit after watching the play, I was right.
Don’t get me wrong, the storyline still had a lot of flaws and it certainly isn’t as great or as well thought out as the original Harry Potter storyline, but (and without being too corny) this play is absolutely ‘magical‘. There is no other way to put it, th way this play unfolds in front of you is pure magic. The special effects, the music, the set changes, every single thing is so detailed and mindblowing. Without giving too much of the actual story away (#keepthesecrets), seeing some of your old favourite characters back on screen, as well as some new faces was an experience that I will never forget.
And it is an experience! It is really a whole day affair to do it all. You have to essentially sit through two whole plays with a two and a half hour break in the middle and in some slower scenes during the play you can feel as though they are deliberately drawing it out in an attempt to make more money. It’s a big time commitment (and a very expensive one), but at the end of the day it is a one in a lifetime experience and worth every dollar and minute of my time.
I am not sure what this play is like overseas as well, but all I can say is that having it at Princess Theatre only made it better, because that theatre is one of the most beautiful buildings I have seen in Australia. It made you feel as though you were transported to London, and in the thick of the Wizarding world.
I would recommend this play to anyone and everyone, even if you’re not a Harry Potter fan, or even a fan of plays. I defy anyone to go to that play and not have your mind blown. It is absolutely unreal, and JK Rowling has managed to deliver another key piece of the magical world she created.
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