'Potted Potter': A chat with the stars

It seems impossible: Condense all seven Harry Potter books into a 70-minute show. But the British comedy duo of Jefferson Turner and Daniel Clarkson take on the challenge, with Turner playing Potter, and Clarkson playing everyone else from Voldemort to Dobby the House Elf. The slapstick parody, as the promotions promise, is appropriate for ages "6 to Dumbledore (who is very old, indeed)."

Turner and Clarkson spoke to Newsday about the show:

Why is it called "Potted Potter"?

Turner: In the U.K., potted is another word for condensed, shortened. We thought, nice bit of alliteration, calling it "Potted Potter. "

Why are there only two of you in the show?

Turner: We want it to look like two clueless British guys who don't really know what they're doing managing to get away with loving Harry Potter and telling everyone about it.

What is your favorite part of the show?

Clarkson: I very much like the Quidditch . My favorite thing is improvisation, comedy acting. I think with Quidditch, every day going into that I still get a buzz. I don't know how the audience is going to react, just having fun with the audience, having fun with the kids onstage. The show can go on another 10 minutes just because of something one person said.

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