Cursed Child Fan Community

On January 27, Rakie Ayola, who plays Hermione in the second cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace theatre in London, asked a few different fans (starting with torestoreamends and clairegallagher, and continuing to other fans at stage door that night) to explain why they return back to the Cursed Child show repeatedly.

And then the fan network kicked into gear. Fans told other fans about the request, and fans started writing/tweeting/mailing their answers back to the cast. And in its own small way, this exploded.

yomoony coined the hashtag #WhyIGoBacktoCC on twitter, and now there are pages and pages of responses to the hashtag. Some of these responses link to tumblr posts, some to images of more text or letters or at least one video response.

Rakie herself responded by video through the HPPlayLND official twitter feed and other cast members responded as well (Tom/Ron, James/Draco, Theo/Albus).

I haven't had time to scroll through all of the posts, but there has been a definite thread of mental health acknowledgement and support, and it's been really beautiful to see this odd side spot of fandom getting a real opportunity to share their love with each other and the cast outside of the traditional stage door.