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Potted Potter is showing at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto until March 25th. Click here to visit the official site for more details or visit TicketKing to book your seats! In the meantime, the National Post brings is the following story about the creators of the show: For diehard fans, the Harry Potter phenomenon consists of seven books [...]
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JKRowling.com has been updated to say that “J.K. Rowling is to publish a new novel for adults” and that more details will be coming this year. There is also a message from Jo: The site also bears a message telling us that it is currently being refreshed for a relaunch this Spring, and allows you [...]
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Spike TV’s Scream Awards currently have 14 nominations for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Click here to vote now!
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From the Hollywood Reporter: LONDON – Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, Sienna Miller and Hugh Grant will be among 46 “core participants” who will have the right to give evidence in person at the Judicial inquiry into phone-hacking and media intrusion, Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry said Wednesday. Rowling, Miller and Grant will be one of a group of celebrities, politicans, sportsmen [...]
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It looks like the people of Nelson, British Columbia have their own version of Rita Skeeter on their hands, albeit with less panache. Admitting that he’ll “end up sounding like a curmudgeon”, Charles Jeanes writing to the Nelson Star admits that he went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (adding a nasty “thankfully” around [...]
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From the Vancouver Sun: When a movie passes some monetary milestone, it usually provokes two equal and opposite reactions: Film industry executives are typically ecstatic, reassured as they are that the industry remains alive and well. However, literary types are typically morose, fearing that this offers yet more proof that reading is a dying art. [...]
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Unfortunately all of the spots for early access to Pottermore are gone. But the site opens up to everybody in October, so stay tuned! In the meantime, be careful and avoid scams and viruses targeted at Pottermore and HP fans (read more about that here).
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The Times & Transcript has an article written by Grade 11 student Isabelle Agnew from Moncton, NB who tells us a bit about how she’s just now getting into the Potter books (after having seen all of the movies, so I hope she’ll keep us updated since that was never possible before!). Here’s an excerpt: [...]
Potted Potter is showing at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto until March 25th. Click here to visit the official site for more details or visit TicketKing to book your seats!
In the meantime, the National Post brings is the following story about the creators of the show:
For diehard fans, the Harry Potter phenomenon consists of seven books (3,000 pages plus), eight movies (1,178 minutes) and countless hours spent standing in midnight madness lines awaiting the release of each new instalment in J.K. Rowling’s fantasy series. Now imagine trying to cram all that material — from Hogwarts to Horcruxes — into a 70-minute live performance. Surely there must be some wizardry involved.
Together with Jeff Turner, Clarkson re-appropriates the Hogwarts universe with the help of just a handful of wigs and props. The Potted boys, who have miraculously survived Rowling’s legal inquisition on parodies and adaptations, have travelled from London’s West End to Toronto’s Panasonic Theatre for the show’s North American debut, which kicked off this past week.
Click here to read the full story.
JKRowling.com has been updated to say that “J.K. Rowling is to publish a new novel for adults” and that more details will be coming this year. There is also a message from Jo:
The site also bears a message telling us that it is currently being refreshed for a relaunch this Spring, and allows you to sign up for updates. Jo’s new agents, The Blair Partnership, have also updated their site with a similar notice.
Spike TV’s Scream Awards currently have 14 nominations for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Click here to vote now!