Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
May. 5th, 2019 03:36 pmIn my last post I'd mentioned I'd seen Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Since it has thrown me straight back into a Harry Potter fannish headspace, I must purge myself in the traditional manner by writing a DW post.
First non-spoilery, for anyone planning on seeing it:
- Don't buy a seat under the balcony overhang (back of the orchestra section). There will be things you will not be able to see. Not a huge amount, but enough to be annoying.
- The house is fucking huge--second balcony is a very very long way from the stage (I've been there for other shows), and might make it hard to see some of the effects.
- Two three-hour plays two nights in a row is a lot of play. I had a headache by the end of the second night. Also, as a regular theatre go-er, I know to run for the bathroom at intermission. First night, I was the second person there. Second night, there was a stampede. People had learned.
- There are things in this play that might be intense for kids, though none moreso than the books themselves are. There was one scary moment where I saw the ushers all step into the house in case someone freaked out, then step out again once the moment passed. (It's fine for adults--this ain't 1984 or Grand Guignol or anything, just, there are a lot of kids in the audience.)
( Spoilers )
This is also a very long way of saying I haven't seen Endgame and don't know when/if I'm going to. I'm in the wrong fannish headspace, and I don't want to blow half a day on seeing a movie in a theater. I think I've also come to the point with the MCU where I don't need the canon to answer any questions for me about the characters. IDK. I will probably see it eventually, but feeling immense resentment while looking at showtimes on fandango kind of made me go, why am I doing this? I'd rather stay home and rewatch Prisoner of Azkaban. (And yes, I know that means I'll be spoiled. Not that I want to be per se, but seeing something just to avoid spoilers is not very motivating to me at this point in my life.)
First non-spoilery, for anyone planning on seeing it:
- Don't buy a seat under the balcony overhang (back of the orchestra section). There will be things you will not be able to see. Not a huge amount, but enough to be annoying.
- The house is fucking huge--second balcony is a very very long way from the stage (I've been there for other shows), and might make it hard to see some of the effects.
- Two three-hour plays two nights in a row is a lot of play. I had a headache by the end of the second night. Also, as a regular theatre go-er, I know to run for the bathroom at intermission. First night, I was the second person there. Second night, there was a stampede. People had learned.
- There are things in this play that might be intense for kids, though none moreso than the books themselves are. There was one scary moment where I saw the ushers all step into the house in case someone freaked out, then step out again once the moment passed. (It's fine for adults--this ain't 1984 or Grand Guignol or anything, just, there are a lot of kids in the audience.)
This is also a very long way of saying I haven't seen Endgame and don't know when/if I'm going to. I'm in the wrong fannish headspace, and I don't want to blow half a day on seeing a movie in a theater. I think I've also come to the point with the MCU where I don't need the canon to answer any questions for me about the characters. IDK. I will probably see it eventually, but feeling immense resentment while looking at showtimes on fandango kind of made me go, why am I doing this? I'd rather stay home and rewatch Prisoner of Azkaban. (And yes, I know that means I'll be spoiled. Not that I want to be per se, but seeing something just to avoid spoilers is not very motivating to me at this point in my life.)