Friday, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets went on sale to the general public — as in everyone who forgot to click the confirmation link to be eligible for priority booking. Naturally, chaos is ensuing.
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There might have been one, tiny, infinitesimally minuscule moment where we thought maybe the Harry Potter play The Cursed Child wouldn’t be very popular.
But that was before we found out it’s the official eighth story in the saga, which picks Harry’s story back up when he’s an adult working for the Ministry of Magic, and also follows his son Albus Severus.
This Wednesday, several Hypable staffers joined the priority ticket sales queue (while others cursed themselves (and/or the play’s titular child) that they forgot to register. But after much hair-pulling and frustration, some of us actually managed to score some tickets! So did about 175,000 other people — that’s how many tickets sold in just eight hours!
Related: Everyone’s freaking out about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ticket sales — including us!
Due to some problems on the ticket sales website’s end, a lot of people encountered problems when they tried to book tickets, leading to much anger and frustration. And, naturally, ticket scammers were also queuing up, and yesterday tried to re-sell the tickets for as much as £3,000 apiece, according to The Telegraph! We hope no one fell for that. What an evil, Death Eater-like thing to do.
But today is Friday, and the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ticket sales are officially open for all. At the time of writing, there are a whooping 30,000 people in line. This is pretty incredible, especially considering how many fans will not have the chance to see this play, because the journey to London is too expensive. Basically everyone who has even the slightest option of attending is attending.
The early dates are completely sold out, and as these recent tweets prove, a lot of fans will have to wait a long time for this:
I just booked tickets for Harry Potter And The Cursed Child in January 2017. I have no idea what I'll be doing with my life then
— kieran (@wa11fl0wer) October 30, 2015
Tickets booked to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child… Now just to wait until Feb 2017
— Sam (@samxmcg) October 30, 2015
Going to see #CursedChild yaaaaaaas (in March 2017 )
— Andrew (@Andrewwgavin) October 30, 2015
The play opens in June 2016, but we’re now getting reports that the only available dates left are April 2017!
got some tickets for the Harry Potter and The Cursed Child play. Only available dates were April 2017. Hope the 24 year old me enjoys it!
— Dylan Brady (@dylanfbrady) October 30, 2015
Update: According to the official Cursed Child account, there’s still tickets available from December 2016 onwards. And more performances have been added in May 2017!
Due to unprecedented public demand the Producers have now released a further allocation of tickets for sale through to 27 May 2017.
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) October 30, 2015
Best availability is currently for performances from February to April 2017. (1/2)
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) October 30, 2015
(2/2) Please note, there are still good tickets available between December 2016 and January 2017.
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) October 30, 2015
As Harry Potter fans, we love how passionate not just hardcore fans, but everyone in the world, still is about J.K. Rowling’s timeless series. We hope everyone who wants to go gets the chance — or that J.K. Rowling and her team at least make a damn good theatrical version to screen in cinemas!
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