Categories: News

Expelliarmus: Potted Potter hits Australia

A West End smash hit and 2012 Olivier Award nominee, Potted Potter is an unauthorised Harry experience that is set to leave you laughing as it condenses all seven epic books into just seventy minutes. That’s ten minutes per book.

Gary Trainor and Jesse Briton in Potted Potter

And it’s coming to a city near you. Potted Potter will play seasons in Perth from October 2, then (probably traveling by Floo network) will visit Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide, bringing your favourite characters and a real life game of Quidditch to the stage.

A jam-packed seventy minutes, there’s endless costumes, ridiculous props, fun songs, a fire-breathing dragon, and of course, that Hogwarts magic.

Potted Potter was first created by UK writers Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner in 2005 as a five-minute entertainment for fans awaiting the release of the sixth book in the series.  The show grew into a full-length stage production, first seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It has since toured internationally, including sell-out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and New Zealand Comedy Festival in 2009, as well as a recent run in New York City.

Tickets for all venues are available now. For bookings and more information visit pottedpotter.com.au

Cassie Tongue

Cassie is a theatre critic and arts writer in Sydney, and was the deputy editor of AussieTheatre. She has written for The Guardian, Time Out Sydney, Daily Review, and BroadwayWorld Australia. She is a voter for the Sydney Theatre Awards.

Recent Posts

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Appoints Dylan Cole as New CEO & Festival Director

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is pleased to announce the appointment of Dylan Cole as…

6 hours ago

Australia’s first orchestral performance to combine Auslan, live music and technology opens new ways to experience music

Orchestra Victoria and Newmarket Collective will present Across Silence in Melbourne/Narrm this August, Australia’s first…

12 hours ago

Sydney Dance Company presents ‘Current’

Sydney Dance Company presents Current from 3-20 September, inviting audiences into the intimate setting of…

13 hours ago

John Waters joins the cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

Producers of the multi award winning critically acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof have today announced…

14 hours ago

Big hair, bigger heart: Mandy Bishop on bringing Truvy to life in STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Steel Magnolias is a story about the women who hold a community together — six…

15 hours ago

Elizabeth Bennet, reinvented: Teo Vergara on PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (*SORT OF)

Pride and Prejudice (*sort of) is an audacious, pop-song-fuelled retelling of Jane Austen's most iconic…

16 hours ago