Potted Potter, The Unauthorized Harry Experience, A Parody by Dan and Jeff, performed by Jesse Briton and Gary Trainor, returns tonight to the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium at the RCBC Plaza in Makati for a limited nine-shows-only engagement. The outrageous play that condenses all seven Harry Potter books to just a little over an hour with hilarious results had such a great run out here last August that Lunchbox Theatrical Productions and Concertus Manila gave in to the market demand and arranged a repeat.
This is for all of you out there who ever loved the Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling. I am sure you still recall how long was the wait for every book. You have read them all and you have seen the movies. Time now to have fun with your memories with Potted Potter. This is also for those who for their own reasons never liked Harry and his friends or enemies and often wondered what the fuss was all about. Here is your chance to get a good laugh out of them.
But pro-Potter or not you, will find it just amazing how the talented writing team of Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner got all those characters and events together in just one play. Even more amazing is how Briton and Trainor play all of those roles from boy wizard Harry to Ron, Hermione, Hagrid and even Dumbledore. They even get to play a real game of quidditch, battle a fire-breathing dragon and do lots of Hogwarts magic, while singing and being funny all the time. This is all laughter from start to finish.
Ticket prices are P3,068 and P936 and are available at Ticketworld, 891-9999.
Meanwhile, Katy at the Cultural Center of the Philippines got this year’s theater season off to a great start. Take note now of the other stage goodies that will be available in the next few weeks.
Rivalry: Ateneo La Salle the Musical, Second Round from the 4th Wall Theater Company at the Meralco Theater until Feb. 17. This is a repeat of last year’s successful original musical by Ed Gatchalian and Joel Trinidad directed by Jaime del Mundo and inspired by the long-standing rivalry in sports and music and more between Ateneo and La Salle.
Boeing Boeing at the Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1 in Makati is showing until Feb. 17. This is the Repertory Philippines’ production of a sexy comedy of errors about a playboy architect juggling three flight attendant girlfriends. That is until the boeing jets came along and wrecked havoc on his schedule. Directed by Miguel Faustmann and starring David Blanco and Topper Fabregas.
D’Wonder Twins of Boac at the PETA Theater in Quezon City, from Feb. 1 to March 3. This is a musical adaptation in Pilipino of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelft Night written by Rody Vera and directed by Maribel Legarda with Cris Villonco in the gender-bending role of Viola.
Ibalong at the Aurelio V. Tolentino Theater of the CCP from Feb. 8 to March 3. This is a song-and-dance drama based on warrior and monster love story of Ibalong, the much-loved epic poem from Bicol. Also written by Vera and directed by Tuxqs Rutaquino it stars Jenine Desiderio, May Bayot and Nyke Salomon.
They’re Playing Our Song at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC from Feb. 8 to March 3. This is the 9 Works Theatricals Production of the Tony-winning musical by Marvin Hamlish and Carol Bayer Sager with the hit song Fallin’, starring Nikki Gil and Lorenz Martinez and directed by Robbie Guevarra.
Other exciting theater fare to watch out for in the next few months are No Way to Treat a Lady with Joel Trinidad and Carla Guevarra-Laforteza at Onstage on March 1 to 24; Piaf starring Pinky Amador as the legendary French chanteuse at the CPR Auditorium in RCBC on March 8 to 24; The Graduate with Cherie Gil as Mrs. Robinson on April 5 to 28 at Onstage; and The Full Monty, the musical based on the acclaimed film of the same title with an all-star cast at the CPR at RCBC on April 19 to May 5.