The first booking period from 7 June to 18 September 2016 quickly sold out, leading producers to extend booking until January 2017 early.
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As a result, a few fans have been satisfied, while others realize they may never get a ticket.
Already – with painful inevitability – there are two tickets on sale online for a disgusting £900, from someone who definitely deserves all of the Unforgivable Curses.
The play’s official Twitter account warned people not to resell tickets, posting: “If you can’t use your purchased ticket, please refer to the play website which gives details on refunding your ticket”.
JK Rowling announced through her website Pottermore last week that the plays would be a sequel to the books, taking place 19 years after the events of The Deathly Hallows and focusing on a grown-up Harry and his middle child Albus Severus. When we finally made it to the front of the queue, the cheapest tickets had sold out, so we were left with just those priced at £130. In 2014, 100,000 tickets sold for Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet within three hours, making it the fastest-selling in theatre history.
The play is based on the best-selling wizarding stories by J.K. Rowling, and will be split into two parts.
The eagerly-anticipated production begins previews in May, with the show officially opening on July 30. Once tickets sell out, there will be a weekly and daily lottery for all performances nearer the time.
The team have said that a third booking period will be opened up on Friday where seats will go on sale to the general public.
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Prices for performances from August 3 are £30, £70, £100 or £130 for a seat for both Part One and Part Two of the play, and £15, £35, £50 or £65 if bought separately.
