Owl Fired After Escaping During HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
With all the controversy that has surrounded casting, I groaned when I read the headline from i09. People getting fired after the first couple performances of the play of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child?! Hopefully this wasn't a knee-jerk reaction to audience responses.
Turns out it was an owl that got fired!
Supposedly, the owl is supposed to fly out on set and then back to its handler. When the owl was released for the segment, it flew out into the audience and into the shadows of the theater. The incident happened during a preview. The show has not begun its official run.
Ultimately, the live owls were taken away and are now replaced with realistic looking plush owls! You don't mess with owls, guys! My dad shined a flashlight at one on a streetlamp once and it swooped on us! Easily one of the top 5 scariest moments of my childhood.