Theatre review: Potted Potter
This ‘Unauthorised Harry Experience’ is a great way to get out of a 20-hour movie marathon, with a power-through of every Harry Potter book in an entertaining 70-minute performance.
This ‘Unauthorised Harry Experience’ is a great way to get out of a 20-hour movie marathon, with a power-through of every Harry Potter book in an entertaining 70-minute performance.
In the fifth instalment of this series since 2017, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra brought to life the iconic soundtrack of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in an immersive group experience for the fans.
Such is the immense power of the wizarding world created by JK Rowling that an amped-up Adelaide Symphony Orchestra providing a live soundtrack still played second fiddle – at least for some of the audience – to the on-screen adventures of Harry, Ron, Hermione and the other characters and creatures of Hogwarts.
A self-professed “Potter nerd” himself, conductor John Jesensky loves watching the magic that happens when enthusiastic Harry Potter fans and music lovers come together to experience the film scores brought to life in concert.
There’s a lot riding on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the new film from Harry Potter author and cultural phenomenon JK Rowling.
A new Harry Potter play that’s opened to swooning reviews and delighted gasps from the audience marks the end of the journey for the beloved boy wizard, his creator JK Rowling says.
Potter fans the world over are rejoicing with the news that a new “script book” – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II – will be released in July this year.