Just a quick reminder that Wand Week is approaching for those visiting Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter. Wand Week takes place from Friday 23^rd May – Monday 2^nd June so get your tickets now! The activities are included in your admission ticket.

Discover first-hand how fight scenes were developed and see original moulds, concept art and wand designs as well as the iconic duelling table from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. We’re also welcoming Death Eaters back to the Studio Tour, giving you the chance to test your wand combat skills by challenging them to a duel. Head Prop Maker Pierre Bohanna’s team will be in residence to showcase some of the techniques they used to hand-carve wands for the Harry Potter film series and you can see a special effects demonstration in Diagon Alley created by BAFTA-winning Special Effects Supervisor John Richardson.

More details from a previous press release may be read below:

[…] visitors will discover first-hand how duelling scenes were developed and the incredible amount of planning that went into each wand movement. They’ll get the chance to duel with a Death Eater after learning wand battle choreography with an interactive experience created by expert Paul Harris. Paul composed the battle scene between Dumbledore and Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and is the world’s only Wand Combat Choreographer.

Those exploring Diagon Alley will be able to see a special effects demonstration created by BAFTA-winning Special Effects Supervisor John Richardson. By pointing a wand, visitors will be able to cast a spell that will make the sign above Potage’s Cauldron Shop bang and flash as if by magic.

Original moulds, concept art and wand designs will be displayed in the attraction and members of Head Prop Maker Pierre Bohanna’s team will showcase some of the techniques they used to hand-carve wands for the Harry Potter film series.

The iconic duelling table, as seen in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, will also be on display in the iconic Great Hall set.