Potted Potter

Towards the end of April, my cousin and I are going to see Potted Potter. It is an unauthorised parody of all the Harry Potter books condensed into a 70 minute play. Oh, and it is acted entirely by two men. Interesting.

I don’t know much about it, except that it is funny. All the reviews and the play-goers agree on this. It has also continuously been given four stars, if you care about that sort of thing.

The backstory of the play is that the two actors, Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, first created “a five-minute street sketch recapping the first five books that the two created in 2005 to entertain Potter fans lined up for the release of the sixth, ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.’” (The New York Times, http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theater/reviews/potted-potter-a-parody-at-the-little-shubert-theater.html?ref=theater&_r=0). From this short (and what I assume is a dense information-filled) parody, the idea grew to the popular play that it is now, and it is currently being performed over the globe.

The reviews highlight that Jefferson Turner plays Harry Potter, whilst Daniel Clarkson plays all the other vital character. Through the use of hand puppets. Now I’m really not sure what to expect of this play.

Here is a link to the website if you wish to visit it: http://www.pottedpotter.com/

I’ll be posting a review of the play once I’ve seen it. So look out for that.