POTTED POTTER

If you’ve forgotten the spells of how to enlarge teeth or destroy ectoplasm then the magical, reducio sized Potted Potter could be the ideal refresher. The play takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into seventy hilarious minutes. Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson 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 2006, and has since toured internationally in Toronto, London, New York City and recently South East Asia. 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, it promises to be great family entertainment. (PB)

Oct 9-14, Sydney Theatre, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, $60-80, 9250 1999, sydneytheatre.org.au