Yesterday we had a relaxing morning, and revisited Borough Market shortly before attending a marathan show, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” in the historic Palace Theatre. It was shown in two parts, Part One was at 2:00 pm and lasted until 4:45pm, we had a dinner break and came back for Part Two at 7:00 pm. By the time it was all over, we arrived back at our Westminster flat around 10:00 pm.

As one critic put it, the production was spectacular, and the story was terrible. Both my son and I said to each other at the end that we didn’t know what the story was about! I had to find this synopsis using AI:

In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy take an illegal Time-Turner to try to save Cedric Digory, but their actions lead to dark alternate realities. In the end, they discover a plot by Delphi, Voldemort’s daughter, and they defeat her with help from their parents.

Huh?

What was obvious, however, were all the special effects to create magic. I learned that they used a blend of traditional stagecraft, cutting edge lights, and choreographed movement, relying on trap doors, invisible harnesses, flash paper, and “ninjas” wearing black

Our 9-year-old critic, though, absolutely loved the show, and that’s all that’s important, right?!