Two Suffolk stars have shared how "magical" it is to appear in one of the biggest shows on the West End.

Kai Spackman, 23 and from Lowestoft and Mariam Pope, 21 and from Ipswich, are both starring in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre in London.

Mr Spackman is currently playing the role of Draco Malfoy's son, Scorpius, while Miss Pope is playing Polly Chapman.

On auditioning for the roles, Miss Pope said: "You have to pretend you have magic abilities and it was really fun to get into.

"Things you've been pretending to do when you're a child in your bedroom, all of a sudden someone is asking you to do it for real. It was the most fun audition you could have.

"I hadn't seen the play before getting cast, but I was a massive fan of the book series, my whole childhood

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