POTTED POTTER Kicks Off Australian Tour Today
By: BWW News Desk Oct. 14, 2014
POTTED POTTER takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into seventy hilarious minutes. This fantastically funny show features all your favourite characters, a special appearance from a fire-breathing dragon, endless costumes, brilliant songs, ridiculous props and a generous helping of Hogwarts magic!
POTTED POTTER opens in Australia on 14 October and will play limited seasons in Hobart, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Tickets for all venues are on sale now.
Created by double Olivier Award Best Entertainment nominees Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, the show is a must-see for Potter addicts and a great introduction to the series for anyone who's ever wondered what all the fuss is about. Even if you don't know the difference between a Horcrux and a Hufflepuff, POTTED POTTER will make you roar with laughter. This brilliant family entertainment is perfect for ages six to Dumbledore (who is very old indeed).
POTTED POTTER has played 30 weeks off-Broadway across two sold-out seasons, five West End runs, and has just embarked on a 2014 world tour including Mexico City, Ireland, Canada and Dubai before reaching Australia.
All three Potted shows (Potted Panto, POTTED POTTER and Potted Pirates) have earned widespread acclaim and a fan base that crosses generations. POTTED POTTER played five sold-out Fringe seasons in Edinburgh, five sold-out London runs and extensive UK and international tours. The show has received rave reviews from all the leading UK papers - The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Sunday Express, Daily Mail, London Evening Standard and The Financial Times, as well as being a Time Out Critic's Choice.
Clarkson and Turner first created POTTED POTTER in 2005 for an appearance at a London bookshop, as a five-minute entertainment for fans awaiting the release of the sixth book in the series. The show grew from there into a full-length stage production, first seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2006, and has since toured internationally, including sell-out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and New Zealand Comedy Festival in 2009.
This successful touring production features two great English performers, James Percy and Benjamin Stratton. James is an actor and stand-up comedian. Following a Law Degree at the University of Liverpool, he trained classically at Birmingham School of Acting. Recently, James appeared Off-Broadway in New York with Potted Potter, followed by a tour of the USA.
Joining James is Benjamin Stratton, who trained at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, West End. He has performed in The Reduced Shakespeare Company's Complete Works of Shakespeare at Leicester Square Theatre as well as the National Tour. He has performed in Mother Goose, Rent, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Fat Pig and was featured in the original English cast recording of Bucuresti: The Musical.
Written by Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner, POTTED POTTER has direction and additional material by Richard Hurst and is performed by James Percy and Benjamin Stratton. The play features set design by Simon Scullion, lighting design by Tim Mascall, music composed by Phil Innes, and associate direction by Hanna Berrigan. Produced by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions and Potted Productions.
SEASON DETAILS:
TICKETS ON SALE NOW (4 TICKET FAMILY PACKAGES AVAILABLE IN ALL VENUES)
HOBART
VENUE Theatre Royal
SEASON Tuesday 7 October to Thursday 9 October, 2014
TICKETS From $62.50 (Booking and transaction fees may apply)
BOOKINGS Theatre Royal or www.theatreroyal.com.au or 03 6233 2299
Groups 10+ SAVE!
PERTH
VENUE Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre
SEASON Tuesday 14 to Sunday 19 October, 2014
TICKETS from $60. (Booking and transaction fees may apply.)
BOOKINGS Ticketek 1300 795 012 or ticketek.com.au
Groups 10+ SAVE! Call Group Bookings on 1300 364 001
SYDNEY
VENUE Sydney Theatre, Hickson Road at Walsh Bay
SEASON Tuesday 21 to Sunday 26 October, 2014
TICKETS from $60. (Booking and transaction fees may apply.)
BOOKINGS SYDNEY THEATRE 02 9250 1999 or sydneytheatre.org.au
Groups 10+ SAVE! Call Group Bookings on 02 9250 1999
MELBOURNE
VENUE Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse
SEASON Tuesday 28 October to Sunday 2 November, 2014
TICKETS from $60. (Booking and transaction fees may apply.)
BOOKINGS ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE 1300 182 183 or
Groups 10+ SAVE! Call Group Bookings 1300 002 787
BRISBANE
VENUE Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
SEASON Tuesday 4 November to Sunday 16 November, 2014
TICKETS from $59.50 (Booking and transaction fees may apply.)
BOOKINGS BRISBANE POWERHOUSE 07 3358 8600 or
Groups 10+ SAVE! Call Group Bookings 07 3358 8600
For more about the show, go to www.pottedpotter.com.au.
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