Fans are Spellbound by <i>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</i> Preview

Wrapped around the entire perimeter of the hulking Palace Theatre in London's West End, over a thousand 'Potterheads' patiently waited for their bags to be checked before entering the grand red-brick, Victorian building. Many touted grins, no doubt from the knowledge that they will be some of the first in the world to be watching the play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

"This is an important moment in the Harry Potter history .