J.K. Rowling unveils wand designs for 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' play

Twitter certainly approves.
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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- When tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child were released last year, the whole thing felt like it was still a lifetime away.

But it's edging closer. It's now not much more than three months before the play will premiere and the script will be released, and preparations are well underway.


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Twitter Queen and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was in town to watch rehearsals on Monday.

Although she hasn't shared any images of the performers in action (at least not at the time of writing), she did tweet a sneak-peek of the "wand designs".

Twitter approved.



July cannot come round soon enough.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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