Three things to know about 'Potted Potter'

If you haven’t received your letter to Hogwarts, ‘Potted Potter’ will be the closest thing to your very own Harry Potter experience here in KL. This Olivier Awards-nominated production is presenting quite a feat; not only is the production condensing all seven books into one 70-minute show, it will be presented by only two actors, Daniel Clarkson and James Percy. Here’s what to expect from the show this month.

1. Don’t expect something straight from the books
Rather than sticking to what JK Rowling has written, the duo presents an unauthorised version – sort of like a fan creation – of the stories. This basically means they can get away with anything, and that’s exactly what they do.

2. Dan and James will play ALL the characters
Yes, that’s right – James (ironically) will be playing Harry Potter; every version of Harry from when he was 11 years old waiting to attend Hogwarts to the hero he becomes in the seventh book. Dan, on the other hand, will be channelling all the other characters (over 300 of them!), from a Voldemort with red devil horns to a 6’4” Englishman version of Hermione. We can’t promise anything about the Dementors though.

3. Did you say a fire-breathing dragon and a live Quidditch match?
While not giving too much away, audience members will also be able to take part in a live game of Quidditch with Quaffles, Seekers and of course, the Golden Snitch flying around. There’ll also be a fire-breathing dragon. ‘Game of Thrones’ has nothing on Dan and James.

'Potted Potter' plays at KLPac from June 2 to 5. For more info visit www.klpac.org.