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Harry Potter parody coming to Vanier Hall

It might feel a bit like flashing up a Diagon Alley floo or plasmatically passing onto Platform Nine And Three Quarters. J.K. Rowling fans are about to go on a theatrical broomstick ride through the story of Harry Potter.
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Potted Potter - The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody will be putting on shows at Vanier Hall on Oct. 10 and 11.

It might feel a bit like flashing up a Diagon Alley floo or plasmatically passing onto Platform Nine And Three Quarters. J.K. Rowling fans are about to go on a theatrical broomstick ride through the story of Harry Potter.

Potted Potter - The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody is a long name, but this play is all about condensing. The whole seven-book series gets compressed into a wild whirl lasting 70 hilarious minutes. It is billed as a live fantasy thrill for the whole family.

"Potted Potter is perfect for ages six to Dumbledore, who is very old indeed," said show organizers. "Even if you don't know the difference between a horcrux and a Hufflepuff, Potted Potter will make you roar with laughter."

Potted Potter will be at Vanier Hall for a two-day stand Oct. 10-11.

Only two actors do the work of whole Hogwarts houses. Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner are known well as the comedy duo Dan & Jeff, regulars on Children's BBC network, plus other TV shows like Blue Peter and Nuts TV. They have been twice nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award, one of the most prestigious trophies in British theatre.

It takes that kind of stage skill to rollercoaster through seven books, 360 characters, pull a dragon out of a hat (so to speak), and get in a game of Quidditch.

Dan & Jeff have sold this wizardry out in London, Toronto, Chicago, New York, Brisbane, all over the world, and now it comes to Prince George.

Who could have waved such a magic wand and brought this spellbinding show to local audiences?

The folks at Northern FanCon have their ways. They keep their secrets locked up tighter than Gringotts' vault, but they have let Potted Potter out into the Prince George world like a hippogriff out to stretch its wings.

Tickets to see Potted Potter go on sale Friday at

10 a.m. on the TicketsNorth website or at the CN Centre box office. Prices are tickets $49, $59 and $69 (plus s/c's). A special presale window is open today at 10 a.m. until Thursday at 10 p.m. with the password being harry.