Potted Potter extends run by three weeks

The US premiere of the Olivier Award nominated Potted Potter, a parody of Harry Potter, has extended its run by three weeks and will now play through to 2 Sep 2012.

Potted Potter opened at the Little Shubert Theatre on 3 Jun 2012, following previews from 19 May 2012,and was originally scheduled to close on 12 Aug 2012.

The show opened to mixed, but mostly good reviews: Gloriously goofy (NY Times); Loopy but labored (NY Daily News); Condenses hefty material into gag-fueled theater (Back Stage); It's very thin on imagination (Variety)

Written and performed by two-time Olivier Award-nominated actors Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, Potted Potter takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing, or "potting", all seven Harry Potter books into 70 minutes, aided only by multiple costume changes, songs, ridiculous props and a generous helping of Hogwarts magic. The show also invites audiences to engage with a real life game of Quidditch, but according to Clarkson and Turner's unique set of rules.

Clarkson and Turner first performed Potted Potter in 2005 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, which has since toured internationally.

Potted Potter has played to sold out houses in Toronto, London, Edinburgh, Australia and New Zealand. London critics said of the show: A fabulously funny parody. Will tickle the funny bone of every age group (Daily Telegraph); Blissfully funny, a winner in every way. A little bit of magic... This show is a crowd-pleaser (The Guardian); An absolute gift of a show... Funny and gloriously unpredictable (The Stage).

Clarkson and Turner were popular hosts on Children's BBC during 2008 and 2009, during which time they also premiered their second stage show 'Potted Pirates.' The 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe saw the premiere of the duo's latest show 'Potted Panto,' which played London's West End over Christmas 2010 and 2011, as well as touring the UK. 'Potted Panto' was nominated for a Best Entertainment Olivier Award in 2011, and 'Potted Potter' matched this in 2012.